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Uniform Crime Reports: Hate Crime Statistics
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January 1, 2006
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Reporting agencies may specify the location of an offense within a hate crime incident as one of 25 location designations. Information regarding the location of the 7,722 hate crime incidents reported in 2006 indicated that:
* 31.0 percent happened in or near residences or homes.
* 18.0 percent took place on highways, roads, alleys, or streets.
* 12.2 percent occurred in colleges or schools.
* 6.1 percent occurred in parking lots or garages.
* 3.9 percent happened in churches, synagogues, or temples.
* 2.5 percent took place in commercial office buildings.
* 2.1 percent occurred in bars or nightclubs.
* 11.0 percent occurred in other or unknown ...