Hate crimes, hate groups, and antisemitic incidents all surged sharply from 2016 to 2017.

Evidence

There is clear evidence that we are witnessing measurable upticks in hate crimes and hate groups. The FBI reports that hate crimes increased by 30 percent in the three-year period ending in 2017;14 the Southern Poverty Law Center reports that the number of hate groups operating across America rose to a record high of 1,020, a 30 percent increase from 2016 and the highest on record since tracking began in 1999.15 And anti-Semitic incidents in the United States surged 57 percent in 2017, the largest rise in a single year since the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) began tracking such crimes in 1979.16 Remarkably, the wink-and-nod behavior of the president has been so prevalent, and the resulting increase in violence so pronounced, that a 2018 PRRI survey found that a majority (54 percent) of Americans said they believe that President Trump’s statements and behavior have encouraged white supremacist groups. — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 51

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth verifying the FBI, SPLC, and ADL trend numbers independently and noting they cover slightly different windows.
• XREF: connects to: Far-right politics has surged across Europe with new racism and antisemitism.; Anti-Muslim bias incidents kept breaking records through 2017 — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 1189; UK hate crimes against Muslims and Jews rose together in one year — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 542 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• UK hate crimes against Muslims and Jews rose together in one year #corroborates (0.82) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 542
• Anti-Muslim bias incidents kept breaking records through 2017 #corroborates (0.80) — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 1189
• Trump’s presidency legitimated overt anti-Muslim racism and drove a spike in hate crimes. #qualifies (0.78)
• Recorded anti-Muslim hate crime hit all-time highs while under-reporting persists #corroborates (0.75) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 33
• Anti-Muslim hate incidents rose 57 percent in 2016 #expands (0.75) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 117
• Far-right politics has surged across Europe with new racism and antisemitism. #corroborates (0.72)