Hate crimes surge in US: Anti-Sikh cases jump 3700% in decade; anti-Latino incidents rise 18%
Mint·1h ago·Fear
What Happened
The United States experienced a surge in hate crimes during 2025, with anti-Latino incidents rising 18% to 1,014 cases and anti-Sikh hate crimes jumping 3,700% from six in 2015 to 228 in 2025. Overall hate crimes increased 88% over the past decade. Anti-trans hate crimes saw the largest increase at 395%. For the first time in 34 years, anti-Latino bias ranked among the top three most targeted categories. The FBI data highlights rising intolerance targeting vulnerable communities.
Key Entities
United StatesFBILatino communitySikh communityAnti-trans individualsBrian LevinSikh CoalitionDonald Trump administration