Reports of hate crimes in Indiana trended slightly downward in 2024, according to new annual data. There were 149 incidents in Indiana, down 17% from the previous year.
Across the country, incidents also decreased, but 2024 was still one of the worst years since the FBI began collecting data decades ago. There were 11,679 incidents reported nationwide — that’s 1.5 percent less than the 2023 record high of 11,862 incidents.
Hate crimes are crimes committed with a bias against a person’s or group’s perceived or actual characteristics, including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability…