2. Seattle, WA
Increase: 35
In 2015 there were 83 hate crimes in Seattle and the next year the figure was 118. This rise was mainly influenced by the increase in the number of incidents based on victim’s race and sexual orientation. Hate crime statistic for 2017 is not available yet. However, given the fact that only during first six months of last year 178 bias incidents were reported it is evident that hate crime in Seattle continued to increase for the second consecutive year.
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