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• Anti-Asian hate crimes increased more than 73 percent in 2020, according to newly corrected FBI data. 

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• From March 19, 2020 to September 30, 2021, a total of 10,370 hate incidents against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) persons were reported to Stop AAPI Hate (SAH). Of the hate incidents reflected in this report, 4,599 occurred in 2020 (44.4%) and 5,771 occurred in 2021 (55.7%)”

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• National Trends

  • A majority of incidents take place in spaces open to the public. Public streets (31.2% of incidents) and businesses (26.8% of incidents) remain the top sites of anti-AAPI hate.

  • Hate incidents reported by women make up 62.0% of all reports.

  • Youth (0 to 17 years old) report 9.9% of incidents and seniors (61 years old and older) report 7.1% of the total incidents.

  • Chinese report the most hate incidents (42.7%) of all ethnic groups, followed by Korean (16.1%), P/Filipinx (9.0%), Japanese (8.2%), Vietnamese (7.8%), White (7.7%), Taiwanese (6.0%)

• Solutions for Addressing Anti-AAPI Hate

  • AAPI respondents believe the top solutions to addressing anti-AAPI hate are: (1) more education and public awareness (52.8% for AAs and 57.5% for PIs); (2) community-based solutions (49.7% for AAs and 57.5% for PIs); and (3) civil rights legislation and enforcement (46.0% for AAs and 40.0% for PIs).

  • AA respondents identified federal (44.6%), state (44.0%), and local (48.0%) government and agencies as the key institutions for addressing anti-AAPI hate and discrimination. Similarly, 40.2% of respondents identified civil and community groups as the key institutions.

• Sites of Discrimination

  • Public Street (32.4%)

  • Business (26.8%)

  • Private residence (10.2%)

  • Online (10.1%)

  • Public Transit (8.4%)

  • Public Park (8.1%)

  • School (5.7%)

  • University or college (2.9%)

  • Workplace (1.1 %)

  • Hospital, medical practice, or clinic (1.0%)

  • Place of worship (0.9%)

  • Government building (0.8%)

• Types of Discrimination

  • Harassment (66.8%)

  • Avoidance or shunning (16.3%)

  • Physical assault (16.1%)

  • Online misconduct (8.6%)

  • Coughed at or spat upon (8.2%)

  • Hostile work environment (5.7%)

  • Vandalism, robbery, or theft (4.4%)

  • Others (4.3%)

  • Denial of service (4.1%)

  • Barred from transportation (1.1%)