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Author: AAPI Data|SurveyMonkey
Year: 3/2/2022–3/9/2022
Questionnaire topics related to hate:
- Experiences with hate crimes
- Comfortability of reporting a hate crime
- Confidence in justice system after hate crime report
- Concerns about hate crime victimization
Method: Online survey, sample weighted to reflect national demographics
Sample size: 16,901 adults (including 1,991 AAs and 186 NHPIs)
Population: All race categories; national
Languages supported: English
Summary of findings: Over one in three Black (35%) and Multiracial (37%) Americans have ever experienced a hate crime, compared with 29% of Asians, 29% of Native Americans, 27% Hispanics or Latinos, and 23% of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders. Regarding comfort in reporting hate crimes, only 30% of Asian and 34% of NHPI individuals feel “very comfortable” doing so, which contrasts with over half of White, Black, and Hispanic/Latino Americans expressing a high level of comfort. Awareness of increased hate crimes is notably higher among those in the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community who identify as people of color, with 58% acknowledging a rise compared to 39% who do not. General public perception indicates that 48% believe hate crimes against AAPI individuals have escalated over the past year, a rate higher than that perceived for the Black (29%) or Hispanic (20%) communities. A vast majority of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) individuals, at 83%, express concern about future increases in hate crimes against their community, matching the 82% of Black Americans with similar concerns but significantly higher percentages among Hispanics (74%), Native Americans (65%), and Whites (59%).