WASHINGTON — The number of hate crimes across the United States dipped slightly in 2018 after three consecutive years of increases.
The FBI released its annual hate crimes report on Tuesday. There were 7,120 reported hate crimes in 2018, down from 7,175 in 2017.
The report shows 24 people were killed and there were 22 report rapes identified as hate crimes.
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