hate crime laws in the United States

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:controversy underreporting
free speech concerns
variation in state laws
gptkbp:dataCollected gptkb:FBI
gptkbp:dataCollectionStarted 1991
gptkbp:definitionIncludes crimes motivated by disability
crimes motivated by national origin
crimes motivated by race
crimes motivated by religion
crimes motivated by ethnicity
crimes motivated by gender identity
crimes motivated by sexual orientation
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:government
state governments
gptkbp:firstFederalLaw Hate Crime Statistics Act (1990)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label hate crime laws in the United States
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFederalLaw Church Arson Prevention Act (1996)
Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (2009)
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (1994)
gptkbp:penalty enhanced sentencing
gptkbp:prosecutionLevel gptkb:state_order
federal
gptkbp:purpose address crimes motivated by bias
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:activist
gptkb:crime
gptkbp:reportingIs voluntary
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2019_Chicago_police_report_hoax
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6