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Table 10

Incidents

Bias Motivation

by Location, 2012

Location Total
incidents
Bias motivation Multiple-
bias
incidents
1
Race Religion Sexual
orientation
Ethnicity/
national
origin
Disability
Total 5,796 2,797 1,099 1,135 667 92 6
Abandoned/condemned structure 4 2 0 0 2 0 0
Air/bus/train terminal 75 40 2 22 6 5 0
Amusement park 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
ATM separate from bank 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Auto dealership new/used 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
Bank/savings and loan 15 7 4 1 2 1 0
Bar/nightclub 105 46 1 41 14 3 0
Camp/campground 4 0 2 1 1 0 0
Church/synagogue/temple/mosque 235 20 200 5 9 0 1
Commercial office building 95 40 14 28 13 0 0
Construction site 12 8 1 1 2 0 0
Convenience store 72 35 9 14 14 0 0
Daycare facility 3 1 2 0 0 0 0
Department/discount store 51 30 6 10 3 2 0
Dock/wharf/freight/modal terminal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Drug store/Doctor's office/hospital 44 27 7 1 7 1 1
Farm facility 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Field/woods 48 21 11 10 4 2 0
Gambling facility/casino/race track 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
Government/public building 66 47 9 5 4 1 0
Grocery/supermarket 52 39 2 6 4 1 0
Highway/road/alley/street/sidewalk 1,058 556 78 268 140 15 1
Hotel/motel/etc. 39 17 4 8 10 0 0
Industrial site 5 1 3 0 1 0 0
Jail/prison/penitentiary/corrections facility 46 25 5 7 9 0 0
Lake/waterway/beach 10 4 2 4 0 0 0
Liquor store 10 6 1 1 2 0 0
Park/playground 53 36 8 4 5 0 0
Parking/drop lot/garage 330 191 24 67 46 2 0
Rental storage facility 5 2 1 0 1 1 0
Residence/home 1,887 978 293 355 213 45 3
Rest area 7 6 0 1 0 0 0
Restaurant 103 53 9 26 14 1 0
School/college2 222 118 36 52 15 1 0
School—college/university 76 29 19 15 12 1 0
School—elementary/secondary 185 104 26 31 22 2 0
Service/gas station 39 18 6 5 9 1 0
Shelter—mission/homeless 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Shopping mall 27 10 6 8 3 0 0
Specialty store (TV, fur, etc.) 51 24 11 3 12 1 0
Other/unknown 743 243 293 133 68 6 0
Multiple locations 6 2 2 2 0 0 0
  • 1 In a multiple-bias incident, two conditions must be met: (a) more than one offense type must occur in the incident and (b) at least two offense types must be motivated by different biases.
  • 2 The location designation School/collegehas been retained for agencies that have not updated their records management systems to include the new location designations of School—college/university and School—elementary/secondary, which allow for more specificity in reporting.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.