Bias-motivated incidents in North America

The map has recorded 431 bias-motivated incidents in North America since December 2025, 332 of them in the United States. Sexism / gender-based violence is the most common category (156), then religious discrimination (133) and racism (127). 192 of the 431 were assaults or worse.

Bias-motivated incidents in North America. 431 incidents  ·  Dec 2025 – Oct 2026; a map marks each place with a dot, coloured by its most severe incident.
431Incidents
192Assault or worse
12Countries
580News outlets

Incidents over time

Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
Incidents by month and severity
MonthIncidentsDiscriminationThreatsVandalismAssaultFatal
December 2025511120
January 20265311811815
February 202633112659
March 2026481277319
April 20264314221015
May 20265016910213
June 2026471734716
July 2026401156414
August 202636937512
September 2026471188713
October 20262996185

Every incident

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  • Gay couple's New Year's Eve kiss in Times Square draws online hate

    A gay couple who kissed during the New Year's Eve broadcast in Times Square received hateful messages and comments online, including threats that they would be stoned and accusations of corrupting children, after a conservative account shared a clip of the moment.

    Dec 31 · New York City, United StatesQueer Discrimination1 source

  • Vandals destroy Nisqually tribal welcome figures at Washington state park

    Vandals cut the bases of and toppled welcome figures at Nisqually State Park, a park developed in partnership with the Nisqually Tribe near Eatonville, Washington.

    Dec 31 · Eatonville, United StatesRacism1 source

  • Woman punched on Manhattan subway after antisemitic slur

    A man shouted an antisemitic remark and punched a 31-year-old woman in the head aboard a southbound No. 1 train near the 116th St. Station in Morningside Heights, Manhattan.

    Dec 30 · New York City, United StatesReligious Discrimination1 source

  • Black Cubans denied entry to Havana's Cuban Art Factory

    A man and two friends were refused entry to the Cuban Art Factory in Havana while white or foreign patrons were admitted, which he described as racial discrimination against Black Cubans.

    Dec 26 · Havana, CubaRacism2 sources

  • Woman says her partner beat her in her Mexico City apartment

    A young woman publicly accused her partner of beating her inside her apartment in Mexico City, and said authorities granted her protection measures after she filed a complaint.

    Dec 17 · Mexico City, MexicoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

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