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> Not that it isn't a tragedy, but in 2020, 44 trans people were killed[1] in the US. This is a rounding error even when looking at "merely" just hate crime sta
by FemmeAndroid 5y ago
> Not that it isn't a tragedy, but in 2020, 44 trans people were killed[1] in the US. This is a rounding error even when looking at "merely" just hate crime statistics
I'm confused. How can you compare 44 deaths to 7000 offenses? (Including 55 deaths, across all hate crimes.)
I'm not arguing that trans people are disproportionately killed or assaulted, but that we are in no way a rounding error.
Using your source, the 2019 FBI report:
Of the 8,559 criminal offenses, 51 were Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter.
https://ucr.fbi.gov/hate-crime/2019/topic-pages/tables/table-2.xls https://ucr.fbi.gov/hate-crime/2019/topic-pages/tables/table...
224 offenses were based on Gender Identity, this includes 173 Anti-transgender offenses, and 51 Anti-Gender Non-Conforming offenses. 342 offenses not included in those numbers we’re targeting “Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender (Mixed Group)”
5 of the 51 Murders and Nonnegligent Manslaugters were perpetrated because the victim was in the group "Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender (Mixed Group)".
1 of the 51 Murders and Nonnegligent Manslaughters were perpetrated on the basis of Gender Identity.
https://ucr.fbi.gov/hate-crime/2019/topic-pages/tables/table-4.xls https://ucr.fbi.gov/hate-crime/2019/topic-pages/tables/table...
5 of the 30 rapes as hate crimes, were perpetrated on the basis of the victim's Gender Identity.
1 of the 30 rapes as hate crimes were perpetrated because the victim was in the group "Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender (Mixed Group)".