In 2015, the FBI tallied 114 Anti-Asian hate crimes. In 2016, the FBI tallied 113 Anti-Asian hate crimes, a 1% decrease. In 2017, the FBI tallied 128 Anti-Asian

In 2015, the FBI tallied 114 Anti-Asian hate crimes. In 2016, the FBI tallied 113 Anti-Asian hate crimes, a 1% decrease. In 2017, the FBI tallied 128 Anti-Asian hate crimes, a 12% increase. In 2018, the FBI tallied 149 Anti-Asian hate crimes, a 14% increase In 2019, the FBI tallied 161 Anti-Aisan hate crimes, a 7% increase. In 2020, the FBI tallied 279 Anit-Asian hate crimes, a 42% increase. I tend to believe the assertion that hate crimes are always under-reported in the Asian American community. The 42% spike is a big jump that probably feels even bigger within that community, as a result. Interestingly, from 2001 to 2010, Anti-Asian hate crime was higher, generally in the 200 range, with 2001 beating out 2020 at 280 tallied Anti-Asian hate crimes.