Bias-motivated incidents in the United States

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October 2026

• Swastika spray-painted on Jewish candidate's campaign sign

  A swastika was spray-painted on a campaign sign belonging to a Jewish candidate running for Newburgh town supervisor; police are investigating it as a hate crime.

  Oct 27 · NewburghReligious Discrimination1 source

• US health secretary at Michigan rally says Arabs produce no science or Nobel laureates

  At a Republican campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Said that the world's 500 million Arabs produce no science, literature, or Nobel laureates, drawing accusations of racism.

  Oct 26 · Grand RapidsRacismReligious Discrimination16 sources

• Trump uses Islamophobic slurs against Muslim Senate candidate at Michigan rally

  At a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, President Donald Trump called Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed a 'jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member' and claimed he would bring 'hordes of jihadis' to the United States.

  Oct 25 · Port HuronRacismReligious Discrimination5 sources

• Group in KKK robes and hoods reportedly shouted racial slurs in El Paso

  A group of roughly six young people wearing pointed white hoods and robes with KKK insignia were filmed outdoors at night in El Paso, with reports they shouted racial slurs.

  Oct 24 · El PasoRacism1 source

• Anonymous Instagram page posted racist comment about district students

  An anonymous Instagram account created for students and the public in the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District posted a comment containing a racist statement about students.

  Oct 16 · SouthwickRacism1 source

• Trump mocks Muslim name Mohammad during Georgia campaign rally

  During a campaign rally at Dalton Municipal Airport in Dalton, Georgia, President Donald Trump joked about the popularity of the name Mohammad among Muslims, saying 'if you're in doubt about somebody's name from the Middle East, just say Mohammad.'

  Oct 16 · DaltonReligious Discrimination12 sources

• Man assaulted and restrained mother, abducted their two children

  A man allegedly assaulted and restrained the mother of his two children at a residence in Inkster, Michigan, striking her with a firearm and tying her to a bed before leaving with the boys.

  Oct 14 · InksterSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man shoots his mother in her vehicle in Sparta, Michigan

  A man shot his mother at least twice while she was sitting in her vehicle in Sparta, Michigan, leaving her hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries; he was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

  Oct 12 · SpartaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Retired sergeant kills estranged wife and daughter, then himself

  A retired San Francisco police sergeant shot and killed his estranged wife, a retired deputy chief, and their adult daughter at their home before turning the gun on himself.

  Oct 11 · StrawberrySexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Neo-Nazi plot to attack Hindu temple in Aurora foiled when rifle jammed

  A 19-year-old neo-Nazi white supremacist went to the Shri Venkateshwara Swami temple in Aurora, Illinois, intending to shoot members of the Indian community, but his AR-style rifle jammed and he fled.

  Oct 11 · AuroraReligious Discrimination1 source

• Woman reports sexual assault at University of Chicago fraternity house

  A 21-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted at the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house near the University of Chicago campus.

  Oct 11 · ChicagoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Comedian calls women who wear shorts to the gym 'whores' in SNL monologue

  During his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, a comedian said women who wear shorts to the gym 'dress like whores,' drawing criticism from actor Dan Levy.

  Oct 10 · New York CitySexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Sexual assault reported at UNL's Harper Hall

  A sexual assault was reported at Harper Hall at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

  Oct 9 · LincolnSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Five family members killed in apparent murder-suicide at Georgia home

  A man killed five members of his family, including his wife, at their home in Douglas, Georgia, in an apparent murder-suicide.

  Oct 9 · DouglasSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• School board votes to end daily Pride flag display at California high school

  The Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees voted 3-2 to approve a new flag policy that ended the daily display of the Progress Pride flag at Sonoma Valley High School, where it had flown since 2019.

  Oct 8 · SonomaQueer Discrimination1 source

• ICE officer shoots and injures man during Bronx enforcement operation

  An ICE officer discharged his weapon during a targeted enforcement operation in the Bronx, injuring a man who was taken to a local hospital.

  Oct 8 · New York CityXenophobia1 source

• Student assaulted near University of Utah by group shouting racial slurs

  Two students walking near Stillwell Field in Fort Douglas were approached by a car whose occupants shouted anti-Asian and other racial slurs; five to six teenage boys got out, surrounded one student, and one punched the student in the face while shouting slurs.

  Oct 8 · Fort DouglasRacism1 source

• Trump post disparaging Somalis in Minnesota draws condemnation

  President Trump posted on Truth Social that Minnesota is 'being taken over by Somali immigrants' and urged people to 'fight back,' prompting Minnesota leaders to condemn the remarks.

  Oct 8Racism1 source

• Woman dies after being pushed from Bronx balcony by ex-partner

  A 23-year-old woman died after her former partner allegedly pushed her from a 15th-floor apartment balcony in the Bronx while she was holding her baby.

  Oct 7 · New York CitySexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Protesters chant outside U. Oregon Hillel, demand Jewish group leave campus

  About 25 protesters gathered outside the Hillel House at the University of Oregon, chanted praise for the attackers and 'Hillel off campus,' and burned an American flag on the sidewalk.

  Oct 7 · EugeneReligious Discrimination1 source

• Woman shot and killed by male resident in Bexar County murder-suicide

  A man shot a woman at a home in Northeast Bexar County and then turned the gun on himself; the woman later died at a hospital.

  Oct 4 · Bexar CountySexism / Gender-Based Violence3 sources

• Neo-Nazi group displays 'Keep New England White' banner in Danbury

  Masked individuals from the Northeast Action group carried a 'Keep New England White' banner and chanted 'White power' outside Danbury Police Headquarters.

  Oct 3 · DanburyRacism1 source

• Woman stabbed repeatedly by ex-boyfriend at Tennessee factory

  A man attacked his former girlfriend with a box cutter at the Ingram factory in Jackson, Tennessee, grabbing her by the neck and stabbing her more than 30 times in the face and neck.

  Oct 1 · JacksonSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

September 2026

• Seattle park sign vandalized with antisemitic graffiti

  A park sign at Be'er Sheva Park in South Seattle was spray-painted with messages including 'Long live Oct.

  Sep 30 · SeattleReligious Discrimination1 source

• Man kills wife in premeditated murder-suicide at Palm Coast home

  A man shot and killed his 47-year-old wife inside their Palm Coast home before killing himself in the garage, in what investigators described as a planned murder-suicide.

  Sep 30 · Palm CoastSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Antisemitic graffiti defaces Deerfield village hall

  Deerfield's village hall in suburban Chicago was defaced overnight with antisemitic graffiti, which was discovered the next morning and removed.

  Sep 30 · DeerfieldReligious Discrimination1 source

• Black driver shouted racial slur by woman at Evanston crosswalk

  While driving to a bookstore event in Evanston, a Black woman stopped at a traffic light on Church Street when an elderly white woman crossing in front of her car looked at her and shouted a racial slur, repeating it when the driver asked what she meant.

  Sep 30 · EvanstonRacism1 source

• Pennsylvania lawmaker accused of homophobic, racist slurs against colleague

  A Pennsylvania state representative was overheard in a Harrisburg bar calling an openly gay Black lawmaker an anti-gay slur and a 'gay, Black [slur]', and falsely claiming the colleague lost weight because of AIDS.

  Sep 29 · HarrisburgQueer DiscriminationRacism3 sources

• White students at San Marcos High posted blackface image mocking Black children

  Four white students at San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara darkened their skin to imitate Black children in a social media post captioned with an emoji used as a stand-in for a racial slur.

  Sep 29 · Santa BarbaraRacism1 source

• Woman shouts 'Go back to Mexico' at Latino couple's engagement shoot

  A woman interrupted a Latino couple's engagement photo shoot at a Laguna Beach park, demanding the crew tear down the setup and shouting 'Go back to Mexico' and anti-Mexican slurs at them.

  Sep 29 · Laguna BeachRacism2 sources

• Husband fatally shoots wife in murder-suicide at Santa Monica home

  A husband fatally shot his wife at their home in Santa Monica before taking his own life.

  Sep 26 · Santa MonicaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Swastika found on classroom desk at Maryland high school

  A swastika was found on a classroom desk at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland, one of several antisemitic incidents reported in Montgomery County schools.

  Sep 25 · BethesdaReligious Discrimination1 source

• Drag performer wore blackface at Pittsburgh bar's open stage

  A drag performer wore black makeup on their face during an Open Stage performance at Blue Moon Bar in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighbourhood.

  Sep 23 · PittsburghRacism2 sources

• ICE agent shoots and wounds Venezuelan migrant in Austin

  An ICE agent shot and wounded an undocumented Venezuelan migrant in the chest in Austin, Texas, following a brief foot chase.

  Sep 20 · AustinXenophobia1 source

• Racist graffiti spray-painted in Rocky Hill, Connecticut

  Racist and offensive graffiti was spray-painted in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, overnight.

  Sep 19 · Rocky HillRacism1 source

• Domestic-violence shooting at Allen Starbucks leaves one dead, one injured

  An altercation between two people at a Starbucks in Allen, Texas, left both with gunshot wounds; one died at a hospital.

  Sep 18 · AllenSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Sen. Eric Schmitt makes racist, xenophobic remarks on Fox News

  On Fox News' Hannity program, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) claimed that undocumented immigrants and Somalis are on welfare and blamed them for high housing costs.

  Sep 17Racism1 source

• Coffee shop vandalized with 'white power' graffiti and swastikas

  Vandals spray-painted 'white power' and swastikas on the Moka Pot coffee shop and smashed its windows.

  Sep 16 · ManchesterReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Planning commissioner asks racially charged question about tribal community

  During a Ketchikan Planning Commission meeting, a borough planning commissioner asked how much more white people have to pay for the Ketchikan Indian Community while the commission considered a parking variance for a tribal project.

  Sep 15 · KetchikanRacism1 source

• Woman shot in her Moab home dies six days later

  A man forced his way into a 33-year-old woman's home in Moab, Utah, and shot her; she died six days later.

  Sep 15 · MoabSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Antisemitic graffiti with swastika found at East Nashville park

  Antisemitic graffiti, including a swastika and vulgar messages targeting the Jewish faith, was found at Cornelia Fort Airpark in East Nashville.

  Sep 14 · NashvilleReligious Discrimination1 source

• Racist and antisemitic graffiti found on Concord greenway trail

  Racist and antisemitic graffiti, including references to Nazism, Hitler, white power and the n-word, was found on notice boards and a paved path along the Merrimack River Greenway Trail in Concord.

  Sep 14 · ConcordRacismReligious Discrimination1 source

• Fashion council head pins female protester to ground at New York Fashion Week

  A man physically restrained and pinned a female protester to the ground at a New York Fashion Week show, covering her mouth and holding her down.

  Sep 13 · New YorkSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Sikh truck driver stabbed at Wyoming rest stop

  A Sikh truck driver was attacked from behind in a restroom at the Bitter Creek rest stop on Interstate 80 in Wyoming, suffering stab wounds to the neck and chest and over a dozen other cuts, but survived.

  Sep 13 · Bitter CreekRacismXenophobia3 sources

• Candidate posts racist remarks about South Asian students at UT Austin

  Bo French, a candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission, shared a post on X showing a photo of South Asian students at the University of Texas at Austin and referred to them as foreigners who displaced Americans.

  Sep 13 · AustinRacism2 sources

• Couple found dead in possible domestic violence murder-suicide

  Two people who lived together and were believed to be married or in a domestic partnership were found dead from apparent gunshot wounds at a home on the far West Side.

  Sep 13 · Bexar CountySexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Man fatally shoots woman, then himself, in Philadelphia home

  A 43-year-old man shot a 42-year-old woman in the head and then shot himself inside a home on North 18th Street in Philadelphia.

  Sep 12 · PhiladelphiaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman killed, girl injured in Little Havana shooting

  A man and a woman were fatally shot and a 13-year-old girl was injured in a shooting at a Little Havana intersection in Miami.

  Sep 12 · MiamiSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Trump verbally dismisses and steps toward ABC reporter Rachel Scott

  President Donald Trump told ABC reporter Rachel Scott 'You're the worst' and stepped toward her as she tried to ask questions on the tarmac before departing Dallas.

  Sep 10 · DallasSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Swastikas and racial slurs spray-painted across San Diego neighborhood

  Vandals spray-painted swastikas and racial slurs on homes, fences and vehicles in the San Carlos neighborhood of San Diego, including the N-word and a swastika on a resident's hauling truck and a swastika on a Jewish neighbor's property.

  Sep 10 · San DiegoRacismReligious Discrimination1 source

• US Homeland Security poster tells 'Mr Singh' to self-deport

  The US Department of Homeland Security posted an AI-generated image on X telling 'Mr Singh' to 'self-deport or find out', part of a campaign about commercial drivers.

  Sep 9 · WashingtonRacismXenophobia4 sources

• Man arrested after altercation with woman in CMU dorm room

  An 18-year-old man allegedly entered a woman's dorm room at Colorado Mesa University without her consent, and a verbal dispute turned into a physical altercation in which he took her phone to stop her calling 911.

  Sep 6 · Grand JunctionSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman accused of harassing San Jose father over race, posting video

  A woman confronted a father in San Jose's Almaden neighborhood, accusing him of sex-trafficking his daughter and commenting on their different skin colors, then posted the video on TikTok.

  Sep 6 · San JoseRacism1 source

• Woman, husband and child found shot dead in burning Maywood home

  A woman in her late 40s, her husband and their young son were found shot dead inside a burning home in Maywood, Los Angeles County.

  Sep 5 · MaywoodSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Journalist calls Rep. Hakeem Jeffries an 'AIPAC monkey' on podcast

  Progressive journalist Rula Jebreal, appearing on a podcast, referred to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as a 'bought and paid by AIPAC monkey,' a racial slur aimed at the Black congressman.

  Sep 4Racism4 sources

• Passenger shouted racist and homophobic abuse on diverted flight

  A passenger on a flight from Dallas to Newark shouted racist and homophobic insults at a flight attendant, threatened the man seated beside him, struck him and destroyed his computer, prompting a diversion to Maryland.

  Sep 3 · BaltimoreQueer DiscriminationRacism3 sources

• Woman killed after domestic-violence abduction in Kentucky

  A man allegedly shot a resident of a home and forced his estranged wife into his vehicle, leading to a pursuit and officer-involved shooting in Daviess County, Kentucky.

  Sep 2 · Daviess CountySexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Man kills girlfriend, her two children in Las Vegas apartment

  A man walked into a Las Vegas police substation and confessed to shooting his girlfriend, her teenage daughter, and her young son, who were found dead in an apartment on O'Bannon Drive.

  Sep 1 · Las VegasSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

August 2026

• Activist calls Black Florida lawmaker a 'ghetto Black communist b****' on X

  Right-wing activist Laura Loomer posted on X calling Florida Rep. Angie Nixon a 'ghetto Black communist b****', drawing condemnation from Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and others.

  Aug 31Racism5 sources

• Three men killed in shooting at Tucson gay bar investigated as hate crime

  Three men were found dead after a shooting at the Venture-N bar, a gay bar in Tucson, and police are investigating the attack as a possible hate crime.

  Aug 31 · TucsonQueer Discrimination18 sources

• Two men attacked with anti-LGBTQ+ and racial slurs in Sacramento

  Two men walking home after a night out in Sacramento's Lavender Heights were mocked with anti-LGBTQ+ and racial slurs by a group of four men and then physically assaulted, leaving one victim bloodied.

  Aug 30 · SacramentoRacism1 source

• Man kills partner and four others in domestic dispute near Forest Grove

  A man shot and killed his partner and several other people at a home outside Forest Grove, Oregon, then was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Enumclaw, Washington.

  Aug 29 · Forest GroveSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Villanova student reports being raped in campus residence hall

  A Villanova University student reported being raped in a university residence hall.

  Aug 29 · VillanovaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Bristol police officer charged with domestic assault of woman

  A Bristol, Tennessee police officer was charged with simple assault involving domestic violence after allegedly following a woman, repeatedly calling and texting her, and demanding she let him into her workplace in Johnson City.

  Aug 25 · Johnson CitySexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man kills estranged wife in murder-suicide at Las Vegas apartment

  A man broke into his estranged wife's apartment near Nellis Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue and shot her before turning the gun on himself.

  Aug 24 · Las VegasSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Young Republicans post 'vote with the hard R' slur while campaigning

  The Lubbock Young Republicans posted a photo on Facebook while campaigning door-to-door that urged voters to 'vote with the hard R', a reference to a racial slur against Black people.

  Aug 22 · LubbockRacism2 sources

• Campaign sign in Lynchburg vandalized with swastikas, antisemitic imagery

  A campaign sign for three Lynchburg City Council candidates was vandalized with profanity, graffiti, swastikas and other antisemitic imagery near Vassar Street and Langhorne Road.

  Aug 21 · LynchburgReligious Discrimination1 source

• Man fatally shoots wife at Plattekill home before killing himself

  A 66-year-old man shot and killed his 54-year-old wife at their home on Milton Turnpike in the Town of Plattekill, then took his own life.

  Aug 21 · PlattekillSexism / Gender-Based Violence6 sources

• Streamer warns American Jews over Israel support, shows Jewish lawmaker's image

  During a livestream, a prominent streamer said that if American Jews keep tying themselves to Israel, 'eventually someone will come around and take action' against them, while displaying an image of a Jewish Michigan state senator.

  Aug 20Religious Discrimination1 source

• Pharmacy window smashed, homophobic slur spray-painted in Woodland

  A vandal smashed a window and spray-painted a homophobic slur at Corner Drug Co. On Main Street in Downtown Woodland, California, targeting a window that displayed LGBTQ+ friendly signage.

  Aug 16 · WoodlandQueer Discrimination1 source

• Woman fatally shot in Vero Beach; domestic violence link probed

  A 52-year-old woman was found with a gunshot wound in a roadway in Vero Beach and later died at a hospital.

  Aug 16 · Vero BeachSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man assaults mother and abducts 7-month-old, prompting AMBER Alert

  A man violated a domestic violence no-contact order, allegedly robbing and assaulting a woman and her 7-month-old son before leaving with the child in the Hazel Dell area of Vancouver, Washington.

  Aug 16 · VancouverSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Statue outside Jewish history museum vandalized with antisemitic message

  A man wrote a hateful message directed at Jews in general on the 'OY/YO' statue outside the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.

  Aug 13 · PhiladelphiaReligious Discrimination1 source

• Man kills wife and child at family daycare, then himself

  A man allegedly killed his wife and child at a family-owned daycare in Hopkins, Minnesota, before taking his own life.

  Aug 12 · HopkinsSexism / Gender-Based Violence3 sources

• Woman killed in murder-suicide in Memphis neighborhood

  A man shot a woman in Memphis' Washington Heights neighborhood; she was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and later died of her injuries.

  Aug 12 · MemphisSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Congressman targeted by antisemitic campaign posts and video in Florida primary

  A Republican primary challenger's campaign posted antisemitic material, including an AI-generated video depicting a Jewish congressman with horns and alluding positively to Hitler, targeting the congressman for his religion in Florida's 6th Congressional District.

  Aug 11 · FloridaReligious Discrimination1 source

• Man attacks girlfriend and her daughter in Las Vegas home

  A man chased his girlfriend with a blowtorch, shot her and her teenage daughter, and set fires inside a Las Vegas home before dying at the scene.

  Aug 10 · Las VegasSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Alabama candidate targeted over Indian heritage in social media posts

  A local conservative businessman posted social media comments attacking Alabama House candidate Hanu Karlapalem's Indian heritage, referencing India's caste system and demanding he disavow his lineage, and later posted a video mocking racial identity.

  Aug 10Racism1 source

• Trump's Oval Office remarks on Somali immigrants spark backlash

  During an Oval Office media briefing, President Donald Trump made derogatory remarks about Somali immigrants, claiming they lack intelligence and aptitude.

  Aug 10 · WashingtonRacismXenophobia1 source

• Commentator makes racist claims about Black people's reading on livestream

  On his livestreamed show, a far-right commentator claimed Black people are inherently unable to read words phonetically and singled out a Black streamer as an example.

  Aug 10Racism1 source

• Swastika spray-painted on Florida congressman's campaign sign

  A campaign sign belonging to U.S. Rep. Randy Fine was found spray-painted with a swastika at the Wickline Senior Center in Flagler Beach, Florida.

  Aug 10 · Flagler BeachReligious Discrimination1 source

• Deputy kills ex-girlfriend and himself after kidnapping her

  An off-duty sheriff's deputy kidnapped his ex-girlfriend from her home in front of her children, then shot and killed her and himself in Spring Hill, Florida.

  Aug 10 · Spring HillSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman drugged and raped on yacht in Nantucket harbor

  A 22-year-old woman working as a deckhand on a yacht was drugged and sexually assaulted by the yacht's owner after the vessel docked in Nantucket harbor.

  Aug 9 · NantucketSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Trump posts anti-Muslim image targeting El-Sayed and his wife

  President Donald Trump posted a side-by-side image contrasting himself and Melania Trump with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and his wife, both practicing Muslims, under the heading 'Two VERY DIFFERENT Americas.'

  Aug 8RacismReligious Discrimination1 source

• Mother of five killed by ex-boyfriend in murder-suicide

  A 40-year-old mother of five was shot and killed by a man in an apparent murder-suicide in Cahokia Heights, Illinois, after she had previously obtained an order of protection against him.

  Aug 8 · Cahokia HeightsSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man kills woman and man in Downey domestic violence attack, is shot by police

  A male suspect shot and killed a man and a woman in a domestic-violence-related incident involving family members in Downey, California.

  Aug 8 · DowneySexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Congresswoman posts that every Muslim in public office is a 'trojan horse'

  A South Carolina congresswoman posted on X that every Muslim holding public office in America is a 'trojan horse' and a threat, and repeated the remarks in a CNN interview, also attacking Dearborn, Michigan over the call to prayer.

  Aug 7 · ColumbiaReligious Discrimination1 source

• Campaign AI chatbot mocked opponent's accent, citizenship

  A parody AI chatbot created by state Sen. Scott Wiener's congressional campaign produced racist and sexist responses targeting Supervisor Connie Chan, mocking her accent and questioning her citizenship.

  Aug 7 · San FranciscoRacism1 source

• Man destroys Virgin Mary statue at Queens Catholic church

  A man jumped a fence at Santa Rita Catholic Church in Long Island City, Queens, and destroyed a statue of the Virgin Mary with a hammer.

  Aug 1 · New York CityReligious Discrimination1 source

July 2026

• Nashville bookstore cancels Jewish author's book launch after pressure campaign

  A Nashville independent bookstore cancelled the launch event for Jewish author Alyssa Rosenheck's book 'White.

  Jul 31 · NashvilleReligious Discrimination1 source

• Antisemitic flyers with swastikas distributed in Oakland County neighborhoods

  Anti-Jewish pamphlets bearing Nazi swastikas were distributed in neighborhoods of Huntington Woods and Oak Park, Michigan, prompting police investigations.

  Jul 29 · Huntington WoodsReligious Discrimination1 source

• Mural at Pasadena Jewish temple defaced with swastikas

  Vandals spray-painted swastikas and the words 'Zionism is not welcome' on a mural at the Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center in Pasadena, California.

  Jul 24 · PasadenaReligious Discrimination14 sources

• Man stabs two, including Jewish man leaving synagogue, in New York

  A man stabbed a 57-year-old Asian man in the back and then stabbed a 50-year-old man wearing a yarmulke who was leaving synagogue services, on the Upper West Side near Central Park.

  Jul 23 · New York CityReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Candidate statement on Washington state website contains antisemitic slurs

  A congressional candidate's statement posted on the official Washington Secretary of State website uses the slur 'Jewarchy', claims Jews control both political parties and the global economy, refers to 'our Jewish problem', and includes the phrase 'globalize the intifada'.

  Jul 21 · WashingtonReligious Discrimination1 source

• Woman fatally stabbed in Queens apartment; husband found hanged in park

  A 34-year-old woman was found fatally stabbed in her basement apartment in Astoria, Queens, and her 33-year-old husband was found hanged hours later in a nearby park in an apparent murder-suicide.

  Jul 21 · AstoriaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman injured in Woodland Hills domestic violence standoff

  A man barricaded himself inside a Woodland Hills home after police responded to a domestic violence call, and a woman believed to be his wife sustained injuries during the hourslong standoff that escalated to a house fire and gunfire.

  Jul 19 · Woodland HillsSexism / Gender-Based Violence3 sources

• 18-year-old woman found dead in Mattapan ruled homicide

  An 18-year-old woman was found dead in a Mattapan rental property and the state medical examiner ruled her death a homicide.

  Jul 18 · BostonSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man stabs Muslim mall employee in Utah, citing victim's religion

  A man approached an employee at the Valley Fair Mall in Utah, asked his name and religion, then stabbed him repeatedly when he turned away.

  Jul 13 · West Valley CityReligious Discrimination1 source

• Theater marquee referencing 'the Jews' sparks outrage in Jewish community

  A theater in Lake Oswego displayed a marquee reading 'Before there were the Jews, there was… The Odyssey,' prompting dozens of complaints from local Jewish community members who called it antisemitic.

  Jul 13 · Lake OswegoReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Man killed by ICE agents during enforcement operation in Biddeford, Maine

  A man was shot and killed during an immigration enforcement operation by ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine.

  Jul 13 · BiddefordXenophobia3 sources

• Arson at Zionsville home displaying Israeli flag investigated as hate crime

  Someone set fire to an Israeli flag hanging from a home in Zionsville, Indiana, causing more than $150,000 in damage to the unoccupied building.

  Jul 10 · ZionsvilleReligious Discrimination6 sources

• Man kills girlfriend, then himself, in Omaha home

  A 26-year-old man shot and killed his 19-year-old girlfriend inside the Omaha home they shared, then died by suicide, police said.

  Jul 10 · OmahaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Pastor preaches sermon series claiming Black people divinely assigned to subordination

  A pastor at a church in Prescott, Arizona delivered a sermon series claiming God assigned Black people to a 'civilizational station of subordination and dependence' and urging the recolonisation of Africa by white Christians.

  Jul 8 · PrescottRacism1 source

• Mall security guard confronts woman and her girlfriend over photos

  A security guard at the Grand Teton Mall shouted at a woman and her girlfriend and threatened to ban them after they took photos, and appeared to try to grab one woman's phone.

  Jul 8 · Idaho FallsQueer Discrimination1 source

• Texas governor's threat forces cancellation of Muslim Eid pool party

  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to revoke state grants unless a city-owned water park in Grand Prairie opened a private Eid al-Adha event to all faiths, leading the city to cancel the Muslim community's pool party.

  Jul 7 · Grand PrairieReligious Discrimination1 source

• Argentine fans hurl beer cans and racist slurs at Egyptian supporters in Atlanta

  During the Argentina vs Egypt World Cup match in Atlanta, Argentine fans threw beer cans at Egyptian supporters and called them 'pigs', while at least one fan made a racist monkey gesture toward streamer Speed, who was wearing an Egypt shirt.

  Jul 7 · AtlantaRacism1 source

• ICE agent shoots and kills Mexican driver in Houston

  An ICE agent shot and killed a Mexican driver during an immigration enforcement operation in Houston, Texas.

  Jul 7 · HoustonXenophobia6 sources

• Trump shares post mocking hijab-wearing Somali kindergarteners

  President Trump shared a post on Truth Social that included a video of Somali American kindergarteners in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a caption mocking girls wearing hijabs.

  Jul 6 · Saint PaulRacismReligious DiscriminationXenophobia3 sources

• Trump posts doctored image of Obamas with graffiti-covered Air Force One

  President Donald Trump posted a falsified image showing Barack and Michelle Obama waving in front of an Air Force One plane covered in graffiti, including 'BLM' and Arabic text.

  Jul 5Racism1 source

• Trump shares doctored image of Obamas as apes on Truth Social

  US President Trump posted a digitally altered image on Truth Social showing Barack and Michelle Obama with their faces superimposed on the bodies of apes, a racist trope.

  Jul 5Racism2 sources

• Woman killed by husband in suspected domestic violence murder-suicide

  A 58-year-old woman was found shot to death in her Von Ormy home in southwest Bexar County, Texas, in what authorities are investigating as a domestic violence murder-suicide; her 58-year-old husband died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

  Jul 4 · Von OrmySexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Fourth of July parade float depicting ICE mocked as racist, xenophobic

  A parade float in Traprock Valley, Michigan, featured people in costumes with signs reading 'Houghton County ICE' and a mock border hotline, drawing accusations that it mocked Mexicans and immigrants.

  Jul 4 · Traprock ValleyRacismXenophobia1 source

• Black woman surrounded by masked white nationalists on D.C. Metro

  A Black woman sitting on a Washington, D.C. Metro train was surrounded by dozens of masked members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front as they traveled to a march in the city center.

  Jul 4 · WashingtonRacism1 source

• Church in Wichita vandalized with antisemitic graffiti

  Someone spray-painted antisemitic hate speech, including swastikas and the words 'Nazi killer', on the outside walls of Glen Park Christian Church in southwest Wichita.

  Jul 4 · WichitaReligious Discrimination1 source

• Off-duty officer fires at wife's SUV before fatal standoff

  An off-duty Florence police officer fired shots into his wife's SUV and home in Boone County, Kentucky, after she fled with her children to a neighbor's house.

  Jul 3 · KentuckySexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Attack ad mocking Arizona treasurer's heritage airs statewide

  A political attack ad airing across Arizona depicts State Treasurer Kimberly Yee with a gong and bamboo lettering and calls her the 'Empress of DEI,' which Yee and others describe as racist.

  Jul 1 · ArizonaRacism1 source

June 2026

• School bars student's Bible verse from graduation slideshow

  An associate principal at Arrowhead High School told a graduating student she could not include a Bible verse in the graduation ceremony slideshow because religious messages were prohibited by district policy.

  Jun 30 · WisconsinReligious Discrimination1 source

• Man fatally shoots ex-wife outside her Valdosta workplace, then himself

  A man shot and killed a woman outside her workplace in Valdosta, Georgia, before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

  Jun 27 · ValdostaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Swastika carved into car on Upper East Side

  A vandal carved a swastika into the hood of a parked car on the Upper East Side; the car's owner, a 56-year-old woman, had an Israeli flag inside.

  Jun 26 · New York CityReligious Discrimination1 source

• Hitler image appears in New Jersey middle school yearbook

  An image of Adolf Hitler was included in the baby photos section of a yearbook at East Brook Middle School in Paramus, New Jersey, prompting condemnation from school officials and local Jewish leaders.

  Jun 25 · ParamusReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Rep. Emmer tells Somali-Americans to 'go back' if they don't assimilate

  At a Faith and Freedom Coalition town hall on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer said Somali-Americans who do not assimilate should 'go the hell back to where they came from.'

  Jun 24 · WashingtonRacism1 source

• Congressional candidate targeted with anti-Haitian rhetoric in New York primary

  A senior adviser to Rep. Adriano Espaillat accused candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier of helping turn Washington Heights into a 'bastion of the Haitian, Muslim community,' and she was trolled online with assumptions that she is Haitian because of her surname.

  Jun 22 · New YorkRacism1 source

• Brooklyn coffee shop says it would have refused service to Jewish congressman

  A coffee shop in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood posted on social media that it would have turned away Rep. Dan Goldman had staff recognized him, calling him a 'genocide enabler' and tying him to AIPAC.

  Jun 21 · New York CityReligious Discrimination3 sources

• White-nationalist, antisemitic flyers mailed to 2,000 homes in Tennessee county

  Flyers promoting the 'Great Replacement' theory, calling for a ban on Islam and Hinduism, and stating 'No wars for Jews' were mailed to around 2,000 households in Maury County, Tennessee.

  Jun 21 · TennesseeReligious Discrimination1 source

• Woman shot by her husband at home dies of her injuries

  A 76-year-old woman was shot by her 77-year-old husband at their residence on County Road 623 and died of her injuries days later; the husband was found dead at the scene from a gunshot wound.

  Jun 19 · MissouriSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man kills estranged wife in Stone Oak shooting, wounds officer

  A man shot and killed his estranged wife at a home in the Stone Oak area of San Antonio, then wounded a responding police officer before dying by suicide.

  Jun 19 · San AntonioSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Pregnant woman shot and killed by her unborn child's father in murder-suicide

  A 31-year-old woman who was 33 weeks pregnant was shot and killed inside a residence by the father of her unborn child, who then took his own life.

  Jun 19 · MilledgevilleSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman shot and wounded in Mansfield domestic violence incident

  A 23-year-old woman was hospitalized with gunshot wounds after she and her 24-year-old brother were found shot inside a home on Florence Avenue in Mansfield, Ohio.

  Jun 19 · MansfieldSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Cornell student sends antisemitic message to Jewish-run start-up

  A Cornell University student rejected a job interview with a New York start-up run by Jewish brothers by replying that he was 'not interested in working for a Jew.'

  Jun 15 · New YorkReligious Discrimination6 sources

• Police kill one-year-old Black baby in Senatobia, Mississippi

  Police in Senatobia, Mississippi shot into a vehicle leaving a Walmart parking lot, killing a one-year-old Black baby, Kohen Wiley, after his mother told officers a baby was in the car.

  Jun 14 · SenatobiaRacism3 sources

• UFC fighter slurs Michelle Obama at White House event

  A UFC fighter, interviewed after competing at a White House event, said on camera that Michelle Obama 'is a man.'

  Jun 14 · WashingtonRacism2 sources

• Muslim delegate told to leave Texas GOP convention over his faith

  At the Republican Party of Texas convention in Houston, a Muslim delegate was told from the stage by the outgoing party chair that he should leave the caucus and that there was no place in America for him because of his religious values.

  Jun 13 · HoustonReligious Discrimination8 sources

• Wingstop employee fired after racial slur printed on Black customer's order

  A Wingstop employee in Lorton printed a racial slur in place of a Black customer's name on her order receipt and on the restaurant's order tracking screen.

  Jun 12 · LortonRacism1 source

• Woman stabbed to death in Worcester domestic violence attack

  A woman was stabbed to death on Sunrise Avenue in Worcester in what police described as a domestic violence case; a caller told police his father was stabbing his mother.

  Jun 12 · WorcesterSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Antisemitic comments target Jewish girls lost in Nyack park tunnel

  After dozens of Jewish girls on a school trip got lost in a drainage tunnel in Nyack Memorial Park, social media users posted antisemitic comments comparing Jews to rats and roaches and invoking antisemitic conspiracy tropes.

  Jun 10 · NyackReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Burning cross found in Chicago park

  A large burning cross, described as a historic symbol of hate and intimidation against Black Americans, was constructed and set on fire in a Chicago park, prompting a police search for the person seen leaving the area.

  Jun 9 · ChicagoRacism1 source

• Hate pastor's broadcast claims female teachers and abuse turn boys gay

  On a episode of his Right Response broadcast, pastor Joel Webbon and his co-hosts said that female public school teachers and childhood molestation turn boys into homosexuals, and that feminine and gay men will not inherit the kingdom of God.

  Jun 9Queer Discrimination1 source

• Man kills two teenage girls in domestic violence incident, then himself

  A 21-year-old man shot and killed two teenage girls, one of whom he was reportedly in a relationship with, before taking his own life after a police pursuit in Laurel County, Kentucky.

  Jun 6 · KentuckySexism / Gender-Based Violence7 sources

• Demonstrator tears Indian flag at Frisco City Hall protest

  A demonstrator outside Frisco City Hall in Frisco, Texas, tore an Indian flag amid anti-India chants during an immigration-related protest.

  Jun 5 · FriscoRacismXenophobia2 sources

• Indian delivery worker lured by fake order and shot dead in Philadelphia

  A 28-year-old Indian IT employee working as a weekend pizza delivery driver was lured to a vacant apartment in North Philadelphia by a fake pizza order and shot in the back of the head.

  Jun 5 · PhiladelphiaRacism1 source

• Woman killed by husband in apparent murder-suicide in Baytown

  A man shot and killed his wife inside their Baytown home before taking his own life, police said.

  Jun 5 · BaytownSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman reports brother tried to kill her in domestic violence call

  A woman in Puyallup called 911 reporting that her brother was trying to kill her, prompting police to respond to a home on Fourth Avenue Northwest.

  Jun 5 · PuyallupSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man held woman at knifepoint in West Chester domestic violence incident

  A man held a 31-year-old woman at knifepoint inside an apartment on Zinnia Court in West Chester Township, Ohio, during a domestic violence incident.

  Jun 4 · West Chester TownshipSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Anti-mosque vitriol and threats against Islamic center in Albuquerque

  Opponents of a proposed mosque in Albuquerque's North Valley shouted chants and made Islamophobic remarks at a county planning meeting, and the Albuquerque Islamic Center received threatening messages and calls telling Muslims to leave the country.

  Jun 3 · AlbuquerqueReligious Discrimination1 source

• State office candidate posts anti-LGBTQ+ 'Happy Straight Month' message

  A Republican candidate for Connecticut's 50th District posted an anti-LGBTQ+ message on his campaign Facebook page during Pride Month, declaring 'Happy Straight Month' and pledging to fight against transgender and LGBTQ+ people.

  Jun 3 · ConnecticutQueer DiscriminationReligious Discrimination1 source

• Supreme Court approves Alabama map eliminating majority-Black district

  The U.S. Supreme Court approved Alabama's redistricted congressional map in a 6-3 decision, eliminating one of the state's majority-Black districts.

  Jun 2 · AlabamaRacism1 source

• Mother and two daughters stabbed to death in Doral home

  A woman and her two young daughters were found stabbed to death inside a home in the Doral Isles community in Doral, Florida; detectives believe the deaths were a murder-suicide.

  Jun 2 · DoralSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Jewish men harassed, kippa knocked off in Connecticut

  A man shouted antisemitic slurs at three Jewish men on a sidewalk, threw a rolled-up newspaper at them, and knocked a kippa off one of their heads.

  Jun 2 · ConnecticutReligious Discrimination1 source

• Tennessee congressman's account posts anti-gay message during Pride Month

  A post on Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles' social media account said 'Homosexuality has no place in America' during Pride Month; the post was later deleted and Ogles blamed a staffer.

  Jun 2 · NashvilleQueer Discrimination6 sources

May 2026

• Antisemitic graffiti spray-painted on old fire station in south Omaha

  Swastikas and other anti-Semitic symbols were spray-painted on the old fire station near South 25th Street in south Omaha, across from El Museo Latino.

  May 30 · OmahaReligious Discrimination1 source

• Texas House candidate mocked over accent in social media post

  A conservative activist posted on X mocking the accent and English delivery of Sandeep Srivastava, an Indian-born naturalized U.S. Citizen running for the Texas House, prompting hostile comments including calls for his deportation.

  May 27 · TexasXenophobia1 source

• School board member makes Nazi salute at public board meeting

  A Deer Valley Unified School District governing board member made a Nazi salute during a public board meeting, drawing condemnation from teachers, community members, and Jewish organizations.

  May 26 · PhoenixReligious Discrimination3 sources

• Woman shot and killed by husband in Elkhart County domestic incident

  A woman was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound at a home on County Road 18 in Elkhart County, Indiana, and later died.

  May 24 · IndianaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• California hotel clerk verbally attacks Israeli tourist couple in lobby

  A hotel front-desk clerk in California confronted a pair of Israeli tourists in the hotel lobby, shouting 'Free Palestine' and aggressive questions about whether they were Zionists or had served in the Israeli army.

  May 24 · CaliforniaReligious Discrimination1 source

• Provost grabs Palestinian flag from Muslim graduate at commencement

  At Seattle University's commencement, the provost grabbed a Palestinian flag from a graduating Muslim student as she was about to unfold it and held her arm while ushering her off the stage.

  May 23 · SeattleReligious Discrimination1 source

• Town Republican committee posts AI image reading 'We Jew People'

  The Trumbull Republican Town Committee posted an AI-generated image on its Facebook page showing a classroom elephant with a Constitution reading 'We Jew People.'

  May 21 · TrumbullReligious Discrimination1 source

• Man holds knife to woman's neck in domestic violence incident at Glendale pawn shop

  A man wrapped his arm around a woman's neck and pulled out a knife during a domestic violence incident at a pawn shop in Glendale, Arizona.

  May 20 · GlendaleSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Ocala church vandalized with racial slurs and supremacist graffiti

  Someone broke into St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Ocala and vandalized classrooms and other areas with racial slurs, threats, and supremacist imagery.

  May 19 · OcalaRacism2 sources

• Three killed in shooting at San Diego mosque

  Three people, including a security guard, were fatally shot at the Islamic Centre of San Diego in California.

  May 18 · San DiegoRacismReligious DiscriminationXenophobia64 sources

• Florida teacher hangs black doll by neck in front of students

  An arts teacher at a middle school in Lithia, Florida hanged a black baby doll by its neck from a television cord during class in front of her students, who objected that it was racist.

  May 18 · LithiaRacism4 sources

• Woman killed in Alexandria domestic violence shooting

  A 27-year-old woman was found shot multiple times inside an Alexandria apartment after police responded to a domestic violence call; the male suspect was also fatally shot by officers.

  May 18 · AlexandriaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• High Point mother stabbed to death in domestic violence homicide

  A 45-year-old woman was stabbed to death inside her home on Jamesford Drive in High Point, North Carolina, during a domestic violence incident; her husband was shot and killed by police after advancing on officers with a knife.

  May 17 · High PointSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Antisemitic graffiti sprayed on Sterling Heights playground

  Vulgar antisemitic graffiti was sprayed on a playground in Sterling Heights, Michigan, the latest in a series of hateful vandalism targeting the area's Jewish community.

  May 16 · Sterling HeightsReligious Discrimination1 source

• Man threatens to shoot wife, nearly runs her over in Fresno domestic violence call

  A 56-year-old man threatened to shoot his wife and nearly struck her with his car at their home in Southwest Fresno during a domestic violence call.

  May 16 · FresnoSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Mother charged with breaking 5-year-old daughter's leg

  A woman in Vernal, Utah, threw her 5-year-old daughter to the floor and kicked her, breaking the child's leg, according to charging documents.

  May 16 · VernalSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Texas candidate posts antisemitic proposal targeting Zionists

  A Texas congressional candidate posted on Instagram proposing to turn an ICE detention center into a prison and 'castration processing center' for 'American Zionists,' among other antisemitic remarks.

  May 16 · TexasReligious Discrimination1 source

• Muslim man pelted with egg while praying outside Brooklyn mosque

  A 30-year-old Muslim man was struck with an egg by an assailant as he prayed outside the Baitul Mamur Mosque and Community Center in East New York, Brooklyn.

  May 15 · New York CityReligious Discrimination1 source

• Milwaukee woman killed in domestic violence incident

  A 45-year-old Milwaukee woman was killed in a domestic violence incident near 9th and Nash, suffering blunt-force trauma; her estranged boyfriend then died by suicide, according to her family.

  May 15 · MilwaukeeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Pregnant 16-year-old girl shot dead by ex-boyfriend in Buckeye, Arizona

  A 16-year-old girl who was about 14 weeks pregnant was shot and killed by her 18-year-old ex-boyfriend in Buckeye, Arizona.

  May 14 · BuckeyeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Pride flag stolen from Clarksville porch, caught on camera

  A man dressed in black was recorded on camera walking up to a Clarksville home's front porch and tearing down a pride flag before walking away.

  May 14 · ClarksvilleQueer Discrimination1 source

• House fire in Montebello kills woman and her son; domestic violence suspected

  A woman and her 13-year-old son died after a fire engulfed a detached unit on South Fifth Street in Montebello, California.

  May 14 · MontebelloSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Sen. Rand Paul's son in antisemitic, homophobic tirade at DC bar

  The adult son of Sen. Rand Paul launched an antisemitic and homophobic tirade at Rep. Mike Lawler at a bar on Capitol Hill, saying the Iran war was 'about the gays and the Jews, and I hate them both.'

  May 13 · WashingtonQueer DiscriminationReligious Discrimination3 sources

• Pastor's racist, anti-Hindu tirade against Ohio candidate Vivek Ramaswamy

  A pastor posted a video tirade telling Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, the son of Indian immigrants, to 'go home' and 'get out of our country,' calling him an 'anchor baby' and attacking his Hindu faith.

  May 13Racism1 source

• Swastika-emblazoned flag hoisted at NYU in Manhattan

  A flag bearing a Star of David and two swastikas was raised on a flagpole at New York University in Manhattan during graduation-week events, and campus security removed it after about 15 minutes.

  May 13 · New York CityReligious Discrimination4 sources

• Musk endorses racist post attacking Lupita Nyong'o's casting

  Elon Musk replied 'True' to a post claiming Lupita Nyong'o should not play Helen of Troy, amid racially charged and misogynistic posts directed at the actress over her casting in The Odyssey.

  May 12Racism5 sources

• LGBTQ+ bar in Nashville vandalized with anti-gay graffiti

  An LGBTQ+ bar in Nashville's Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood was spray-painted with anti-gay slurs and hateful messages on its back wall.

  May 12 · NashvilleQueer Discrimination1 source

• Radio host's 'cotton-picking' remark about Jeffries endorsed by Rep. Kiggans

  A conservative radio host told House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to get his 'cotton-picking hands off of Virginia,' and Rep. Jen Kiggans agreed with the remark during the interview.

  May 11 · RichmondRacism6 sources

• Louisiana senator accused of telling Black official 'shut up boy' at hearing

  At a Louisiana Senate redistricting hearing, Republican state Sen. Jay Morris told Black Democratic Party executive director Dadrius Lanus to 'shut up boy' and told a crowd of Black attendees to 'shut up.'

  May 8 · LouisianaRacism2 sources

• Republican delegates post video mocking Chinese-born lawmaker

  Two Republican state delegates posted a social media video mocking a Chinese-born Democratic colleague, using racist stereotypes and criticizing his accent.

  May 8 · MarylandRacism1 source

• Tennessee Republicans approve map dismantling majority-Black Memphis district

  Tennessee Republicans approved a new congressional map that splits majority-Black Shelby County, home to Memphis, into three Republican-leaning districts, eliminating a majority-Black House seat.

  May 7 · NashvilleRacism2 sources

• Texas candidate posts anti-India remarks mocking Indian community

  A Texas write-in candidate for governor posted an AI-generated image of herself in Indian attire and remarks mocking Indians and Indian immigrants in the state, saying she had 'decided to become Indian' and complaining about 'India stores' appearing in Texas.

  May 6 · Cedar HillRacism1 source

• Woman killed by husband in murder-suicide in San Antonio

  A woman was shot and killed by her husband in a murder-suicide in a vehicle along Southwest Loop 410 in San Antonio.

  May 6 · San AntonioSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Muslim Eid celebration at Grand Prairie water park canceled after Texas governor's funding threat

  A planned Eid al-Adha celebration at a city-owned water park in Grand Prairie was canceled after the office of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to pull $530,000 in public safety grants if the city held the event.

  May 6 · Grand PrairieReligious Discrimination1 source

• Swastikas, Hitler graffiti spray-painted on Queens synagogues and homes

  At least four people spray-painted swastikas and Hitler graffiti on multiple Jewish sites and homes in Queens, including Congregation Machane Chodosh in Forest Hills and the Rego Park Jewish Center.

  May 4 · QueensReligious Discrimination5 sources

• Antisemitic signs reading 'Resist Jewish Power' placed along Ann Arbor road

  Antisemitic signs reading 'Resist Jewish Power' and 'Jews Bomb Innocent Civilians' were placed along Washtenaw Ave. In Ann Arbor, Michigan, targeting Jewish people.

  May 3 · Ann ArborReligious Discrimination1 source

• Brazilian influencer in US denounces xenophobic, racist comments

  A Brazilian influencer living in Utah and her American husband compiled xenophobic and racist comments they received on their social media travel account and denounced them in a post.

  May 3 · UtahRacismXenophobia2 sources

• Woman killed by husband in murder-suicide at Florida campground

  A woman was shot and killed by her husband at the Ocean Pond Campground in Olustee, Florida, before he took his own life.

  May 2 · OlusteeSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Antisemitic graffiti painted on Maryland elementary school

  Antisemitic graffiti expressing anti-Israel sentiment was painted on the exterior of Greenwood Elementary School in Brookeville, Maryland, and reported to school security and county police.

  May 2 · BrookevilleReligious Discrimination2 sources

April 2026

• Estranged husband breaks into wife's home, sparking gas explosion

  A man forced his way into his estranged wife's basement apartment in South Ozone Park, Queens, terrorized her and her family, and set off a gas explosion that destroyed the home and injured several police officers.

  Apr 30 · New York CitySexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Congressman says Armenians should not serve in Congress

  Rep. Randy Fine said on a nationwide podcast that Armenians should not be able to serve in Congress while criticizing a primary opponent.

  Apr 30Racism1 source

• Racist letters targeting Black residents left on vehicles in Amherst

  Racist letters addressed to residents and targeting the Black and African American community were placed on multiple vehicles in Amherst.

  Apr 29 · AmherstRacism1 source

• Antisemitic remarks at Park Slope Food Coop meeting spark outrage

  At a Park Slope Food Coop meeting, a member declared over Zoom that 'Jewish supremacism is a problem in this country' and compared Jews to Nazis, drawing applause from attendees and condemnation from Jewish members.

  Apr 28 · New York CityReligious Discrimination1 source

• Jewish man attacked near Los Angeles synagogue

  A 32-year-old Jewish man wearing a kippah was choked and attacked by a man who yelled 'Free Palestine' near an Orthodox synagogue in Los Angeles.

  Apr 27 · Los AngelesReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Woman shot and seriously injured in South Bend-area domestic violence attack

  A woman was shot and seriously injured, and a man was killed, in an attack apparently carried out by a former South Bend police officer who also died.

  Apr 27 · South BendSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• White man hurls racial slur at Black stranger in convenience store

  A white man called a Black stranger a racial slur in a convenience store checkout aisle, prompting the Black man to punch him in the face.

  Apr 24Racism1 source

• Woman shot and killed at Hartford home by ex-girlfriend

  A 33-year-old woman was found shot dead at her Belden Street residence in Hartford, Connecticut, in what police described as a domestic-violence-related killing; her former girlfriend, identified as a person of interest, was later found dead out of state from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

  Apr 24 · HartfordSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Ohio florist hurls racial, misogynistic slurs at Black Uber driver

  A Columbus, Ohio flower shop owner was recorded on video yelling racial slurs and misogynistic insults at a Black Uber driver during a delivery dispute at his store.

  Apr 23 · ColumbusRacism1 source

• Trump post calls India a 'hellhole', targets Indian immigrants

  US President Donald Trump published a social media post calling India a 'hellhole' and accusing Indian immigrants in the tech industry of not hiring white Americans and lacking English proficiency.

  Apr 22RacismXenophobia5 sources

• Teen investigated after swastika drawn in high school bathroom

  A 15-year-old drew a swastika in a boys' bathroom at Syosset High School, prompting a police investigation that led authorities to his home, where hazardous chemicals were found and destroyed.

  Apr 22 · SyossetReligious Discrimination1 source

• Sign with racial slur displayed on Kansas State campus plaza

  An individual set up a table on Bosco Plaza at Kansas State University holding a sign reading 'Say ni—, win candy,' a racial slur.

  Apr 21 · ManhattanRacism1 source

• 14-year-old girl shot and killed by her father in Richmond

  A 14-year-old girl was shot by her father in Richmond, Virginia, and died over the weekend; her older brother was also killed and their mother was injured.

  Apr 20 · RichmondSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Eight children killed in domestic violence mass shooting in Shreveport

  A gunman shot ten people at a home in Shreveport, Louisiana, killing eight children aged 1 to 14; police described the attack as a domestic violence case and said some victims were the suspect's descendants.

  Apr 19 · ShreveportSexism / Gender-Based Violence28 sources

• Venezuelan esthetician killed by ex-husband in Herriman, Utah

  A Venezuelan esthetician and entrepreneur was killed by her ex-husband inside her residence in Herriman, Utah; the attacker then took his own life.

  Apr 17 · HerrimanSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Colorado school board member accused of racist, anti-immigrant remarks at district event

  Three people filed complaints alleging that a Cherry Creek Board of Education member asked people at a district event about their ethnicity and where they were from, then asked whether they had crossed the southern U.S. Border with a 'coyote' after learning they were from Mexico City.

  Apr 17 · Greenwood VillageRacism2 sources

• Israel Culture Club flyers torn down, dumped in urinals at NY high school

  Flyers promoting a Scarsdale High School Israel Culture Club event were torn off walls and dumped in boys' bathroom urinals, an act officials and parents called antisemitic.

  Apr 17 · ScarsdaleReligious Discrimination1 source

• Man shoots girlfriend outside Staten Island Target store

  A gunman shot his 20-year-old girlfriend in the neck outside a Target store on Richmond Avenue in New Springville, Staten Island, then fled on a motorcycle.

  Apr 17 · New SpringvilleSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Prada 2 clip draws racism backlash over Asian character's name

  A promotional clip for The Devil Wears Prada 2 released by 20th Century Studios shows an Asian assistant whose name was widely heard as resembling an anti-Asian slur, prompting accusations of racism and calls for a boycott.

  Apr 16Racism1 source

• Man kills wife and himself in murder-suicide at Virginia home

  A man shot and killed his wife several times before killing himself at their home in Annandale, Virginia, where their two teenage children were present.

  Apr 16 · AnnandaleSexism / Gender-Based Violence3 sources

• Black transgender woman refused service and ejected from Ferndale gay bar

  A Black transgender woman was refused service at Soho, an LGBTQ+ bar in Ferndale, Michigan, after a bartender rejected her state ID, and she was told to leave.

  Apr 14 · FerndaleRacism2 sources

• US Rep. Brandon Gill's remarks targeting Indian 7-Eleven workers and H-1B immigrants

  US Representative Brandon Gill made remarks in a video and on The Benny Show calling the idea of importing 7-Eleven workers from India 'asinine' and 'idiotic,' calling H-1B workers fraudsters, and calling for a ban on H-1B visas.

  Apr 10 · TexasRacismXenophobia1 source

• Former police chief hurls racial slur at Black alderman during council meeting

  At a Springfield City Council meeting, former police chief Michael Walton directed a racial slur at Ward 2 Alderman Shawn Gregory, sparking a confrontation that required citizens to restrain Gregory.

  Apr 8 · SpringfieldRacism1 source

• Man kills Nebraska farmer, kidnaps and assaults estranged wife

  A man shot and killed a farmer at a hog farm in Osceola, Nebraska, then kidnapped his estranged wife and physically assaulted her before taking his own life.

  Apr 6 · OsceolaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man accused of assaulting girlfriend, killing her puppy in West Chester

  A man argued with and slapped his former live-in girlfriend during an assault at a home on Lackawana Court in West Chester, then threw her small puppy against a wall, severely injuring it; the puppy later died.

  Apr 5 · West ChesterSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman assaulted by ex-boyfriend in her Frankfort home

  A man forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's home in Frankfort, Kentucky, slammed her to the ground, punched her in the head and strangled her before fleeing.

  Apr 5 · FrankfortSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Harvard Republican Club post disparages campus Eid celebration

  The Harvard Republican Club published a social media post criticizing a Harvard Islamic Society Eid al-Fitr celebration, describing the university as 'captured' and portraying Muslim students as a disruption.

  Apr 4 · CambridgeReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Trump calls Somali Americans 'low IQ' and 'bad people' at White House event

  During an Easter lunch speech at the White House, US President Donald Trump described Somali Americans as 'low IQ' and 'bad people,' drawing widespread criticism.

  Apr 1 · WashingtonRacism1 source

March 2026

• Mosque president detained by ICE after being pulled over in Milwaukee

  A lawful permanent resident and president of Wisconsin's largest mosque was pulled over by more than 10 ICE agents without cause and taken to out-of-state detention facilities.

  Mar 30 · MilwaukeeXenophobia2 sources

• Woman killed by husband in suspected murder-suicide at Kearns home

  A 61-year-old woman was shot and killed inside her Kearns home by her husband in what police believe was a domestic violence incident; her two adult children were also shot and survived, and the husband then killed himself.

  Mar 30 · KearnsSexism / Gender-Based Violence3 sources

• GOP account posts 'No Queens' jab at Tim Walz

  The official GOP account on X quote-retweeted Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's 'No kings' message with a photo of him and the caption 'No Queens,' which critics described as a homophobic jab.

  Mar 28Queer Discrimination1 source

• Woman killed by partner in apparent murder-suicide in north Phoenix

  A man shot and killed a woman at a home in north Phoenix before turning the gun on himself, in what police describe as an apparent murder-suicide.

  Mar 28 · PhoenixSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Florida candidate posts AI image of Black man resembling George Floyd in attack on opponent

  A Florida gubernatorial candidate posted an AI-altered photo on X showing a Black man resembling George Floyd holding a rifle, in an attack on his Black opponent, Rep. Byron Donalds.

  Mar 25 · FloridaRacism1 source

• Antisemitic and racist graffiti found on bank in Springfield, Pennsylvania

  Antisemitic and racist graffiti was found on the outside of a Wells Fargo bank in Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

  Mar 24 · SpringfieldRacism1 source

• Woman found dead in Des Moines apartment; boyfriend suspected in killing

  A 33-year-old woman was found dead in a bedroom of her apartment on Des Moines' south side during a welfare check.

  Mar 24 · Des MoinesSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man sought in anti-Muslim subway robbery in Brooklyn

  A man approached a 20-year-old woman on the northbound D train platform at the 9th Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, made anti-Islamic statements, threw her to the ground, and damaged her phone before she fled.

  Mar 24 · New York CityReligious Discrimination1 source

• Confederate flag hoisted on Wendy's flagpole in Murrells Inlet

  Someone raised a Confederate flag on the flagpole outside a Wendy's restaurant on Tadlock Drive in Murrells Inlet, where it flew for about three hours before the general manager removed it.

  Mar 22 · Murrells InletRacism1 source

• Woman killed in her Mount Vernon apartment; boyfriend charged

  A 33-year-old teacher's assistant was attacked and killed inside her apartment in Mount Vernon, New York.

  Mar 22 · Mount VernonSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman killed in apparent murder-suicide after domestic violence call

  A man assaulted the mother of his children and both parents were later found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a home in Sacramento, California.

  Mar 20 · SacramentoSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Woman killed in domestic violence shooting in Blount County

  A 29-year-old woman was found dead inside a residence in Warrior, Blount County, Alabama, in a fatal domestic violence shooting.

  Mar 19 · WarriorSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Vehicles in Ames vandalized with swastikas and racial slurs

  Unknown perpetrators spray-painted swastikas and racial slurs on vehicles parked in several locations in Ames, Iowa, with the most recent report.

  Mar 18 · AmesRacismReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Woman killed by husband in murder-suicide near Trenton, Texas

  A 62-year-old woman was shot and killed by her 56-year-old husband at a residence near Trenton, Texas, before he killed himself.

  Mar 18 · TrentonSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• NASCAR driver suspended for mocking rival with 'gay voice' on livestream

  NASCAR driver Daniel Dye used a derogatory 'gay voice' to mock fellow racer David Malukas during a livestream, leading NASCAR and his team to suspend him.

  Mar 17Queer Discrimination1 source

• Woman fatally shot at her apartment; ex-boyfriend arrested

  A woman was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds at her apartment near Durango Drive and Blue Diamond Road after calling 911 to report her ex-boyfriend had pointed a gun at her.

  Mar 17 · Las VegasSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man holds woman and child in Phoenix apartment during domestic violence standoff

  A man held a woman and her young daughter trapped in a west Phoenix apartment and fired at officers during a domestic violence call before being killed in a shootout with police.

  Mar 15 · PhoenixSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Woman found strangled in boyfriend's Antioch apartment

  A 26-year-old woman was found strangled to death in her boyfriend's apartment on Brittany Park Drive in Antioch, Tennessee.

  Mar 14 · AntiochSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Theater's window defaced with 'Murder Black Women' message

  Someone scrawled the message 'Murder Black Women' across the front window of Definition Theatre, a Black-led theater in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.

  Mar 13 · ChicagoRacism2 sources

• Armed attacker rams car into Michigan synagogue, opens fire

  An armed attacker drove his vehicle into the entrance of Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and opened fire inside the building where about 140 children were present.

  Mar 12 · West BloomfieldReligious Discrimination6 sources

• Jewish congressman receives antisemitic death threat

  A caller left a threatening message for Rep. Max Miller, a Jewish member of Congress, saying he hoped an Arab man would cut off his head 'just for being a Jewish piece of sh*t.'

  Mar 12 · OhioReligious Discrimination1 source

• Senator posts 9/11 image beside Muslim mayor's iftar photo

  Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville posted an image of the burning Twin Towers next to a photo of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosting a Ramadan iftar, adding the caption 'The enemy is inside the gates,' and followed with posts attacking Islam.

  Mar 12Religious Discrimination1 source

• Swastika and hate messages targeting Jewish and Black students found in school bathroom

  A swastika and hateful messages directed at the Jewish and Black communities were found in a second-floor bathroom at Hillhouse High School.

  Mar 12 · New HavenReligious Discrimination1 source

• Husband fatally shoots wife then himself in Waxhaw home

  A man shot and killed his wife inside their home in Waxhaw before going into the backyard and killing himself, police said.

  Mar 12 · WaxhawSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Vehicle ramming and shooting attack at Michigan synagogue

  A truck rammed into Temple Israel, a Reform synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and a suspect exchanged gunfire with security before being found dead.

  Mar 12 · West BloomfieldReligious Discrimination58 sources

• Protesters chant antisemitic slogans outside Park East Synagogue

  An anti-Zionist demonstration outside Park East Synagogue on Manhattan's Upper East Side chanted 'Death to the IDF,' 'Globalize the intifada,' and 'Jewish pricks,' with one demonstrator saying attendees should be made scared, targeting Jews at a Nefesh B'Nefesh event inside.

  Mar 11 · New York CityReligious Discrimination1 source

• School board member's Facebook post derides Black History Month pageant

  A Lexington One school board member posted on Facebook calling a Black History Month pageant at a district high school 'a disgusting display of their history' and 'vulgar and ghetto behavior,' and shared photos of the students without consent.

  Mar 11 · LexingtonRacism1 source

• Man kills ex-partner and her parents in New Jersey home

  A man entered a home on Fairwood Drive, shot and killed the parents of his three children's mother, then chased and shot her dead before killing himself.

  Mar 10 · Berkeley TownshipSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Congressman posts that Muslims don't belong in American society

  A U.S. Representative wrote on social media that Muslims do not belong in American society and that pluralism is a lie, drawing condemnation from fellow members of Congress.

  Mar 9Religious Discrimination7 sources

• Man smears feces on door of Brooklyn mosque, throws torn Quran pages

  A man threw torn pieces of what was likely a Quran at the Daoud Mosque, also known as the Islamic Mission of America, in Brooklyn Heights and smeared an unknown substance believed to be feces on its door.

  Mar 9 · New York CityReligious Discrimination1 source

• Georgetown College Republicans post 'Muslims have no place in American society'

  Georgetown University College Republicans posted on X that 'Muslims have no place in American society,' drawing condemnation from Muslim students and campus groups before the post was deleted.

  Mar 8 · WashingtonReligious Discrimination3 sources

• Two Israeli-American men beaten outside San Jose restaurant

  Three attackers beat two Israeli-American men outside a restaurant in San Jose, California, after hearing them speak Hebrew, shouting 'Don't mess with Iran!'

  Mar 8 · San JoseReligious Discrimination5 sources

• Young Republicans group chat in Florida features antisemitic and racist remarks

  A Young Republicans WhatsApp group chat in Florida included antisemitic slurs against Jewish women and babies and a racist epithet about killing Black people.

  Mar 7 · FloridaRacismReligious Discrimination1 source

• Man fatally stabs mother and three other women in Pierce County neighborhood

  A man fatally stabbed his mother and three other women in her neighborhood in Pierce County, Washington, before being shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy.

  Mar 4 · WashingtonSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Antisemitic graffiti threatening Jewish community found at San Jose State

  Antisemitic graffiti threatening violence against the Jewish community was found scrawled in a bathroom stall in MacQuarrie Hall at San Jose State University.

  Mar 4 · San JoseReligious Discrimination1 source

• Black candidates receive racist text messages in Indiana

  Black political candidates in Boone County, Indiana received text messages containing racial slurs in response to campaign texts.

  Mar 4 · IndianaRacism1 source

• Idaho church sign says 'Antisemitism isn't a sin'

  A Baptist church in Hagerman, Idaho displayed a sign reading 'Antisemitism isn't a sin, but gossip is,' and its pastor defended the message after complaints from residents and criticism from a local rabbi.

  Mar 3 · HagermanReligious Discrimination1 source

• Radio host calls NYC Mayor Mamdani a 'radical Islam cockroach'

  A conservative radio host posted a tweet calling New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani a 'radical Islam cockroach' and a 'Jew hating' 'antisemite,' prompting condemnation from Senator Chuck Schumer.

  Mar 2 · New YorkRacismReligious Discrimination3 sources

• Spokane theater cast list excludes performers of color from Romani roles

  Spokane Civic Theatre announced a largely white cast for its production of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' excluding performers of color from Romani roles, prompting actors and community members to describe it as systemic bias.

  Mar 2 · SpokaneRacism1 source

• Jewish subway commuter assaulted on Manhattan train

  A Jewish man reading a psalm on a New York City subway train was struck on the head by an assailant, knocking off his kippah, before the attacker fled at the 116th St.–Columbia University station in Morningside Heights, Manhattan.

  Mar 2 · New York CityReligious Discrimination1 source

• Postpartum patient shot and killed by husband in Alabama hospital

  A 24-year-old woman recovering from childbirth was shot multiple times by her husband in her hospital room at a medical center in Homewood, Alabama, before he turned the gun on himself.

  Mar 1 · HomewoodSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Antisemitic emails sent to Stanford Jewish leaders

  Emails from an account named 'exposingstanfordjews' were sent to seven Stanford Hillel leaders and Jewish campus leaders, making unfounded claims and alleging threats against Jewish students.

  Mar 1 · StanfordReligious Discrimination1 source

February 2026

• Black student attacked by teens on e-bikes at UC Irvine

  A Black student at UC Irvine was chased by a group of white teens on e-bikes who shouted racial slurs and struck him with a bike, injuring his leg.

  Feb 27 · IrvineRacism1 source

• Woman chants 'Tax the Jews' at San Francisco press conference

  At a San Francisco press conference on tax reform, a woman repeatedly chanted 'Tax the Jews' and 'tax Israel', antisemitic shouts that continued for about two minutes before officials and others condemned them.

  Feb 25 · San FranciscoReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Trump demands deportation of two Muslim congresswomen in social media post

  President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social demanding that two Muslim congresswomen be sent back to where they came from, calling them mentally ill and unfit to serve.

  Feb 25RacismXenophobia9 sources

• Woman fatally shot by ex-partner at San Jose shopping center

  A man fatally shot a woman, an employee at a waxing business, in the parking lot of the El Paseo de Saratoga shopping center in West San Jose, then turned the gun on himself.

  Feb 24 · San JoseSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

• Man kills wife and daughter in meat cleaver attack at Virginia apartment

  A man attacked his wife and daughter with a meat cleaver inside their apartment in the Mantua area of Fairfax County, Virginia, killing both women; he was shot and killed by police.

  Feb 23 · MantuaSexism / Gender-Based Violence4 sources

• Wrestler Thunder Rosa speaks out after anti-immigrant harassment

  Professional wrestler Thunder Rosa received a hateful anti-immigrant message attacking her Mexican migrant identity, which she addressed in a video posted on social media.

  Feb 22Xenophobia1 source

• Man shoots woman, then kills himself in Philadelphia home

  A man shot a 25-year-old woman multiple times and then shot and killed himself inside a home on Milne Street in Philadelphia, while their children were inside.

  Feb 20 · PhiladelphiaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Church in Santa Monica vandalized with homophobic graffiti

  The Church in Ocean Park in Santa Monica was vandalized with homophobic graffiti scrawled across its walls and doorway, an act church officials and local leaders condemned as hate-motivated intimidation of the LGBTQ+ community.

  Feb 20 · Santa MonicaQueer Discrimination1 source

• Racist graffiti found outside Otter Student Union at Cal State Monterey Bay

  Racist graffiti targeting Black students was found on loading dock equipment outside the Otter Student Union at Cal State Monterey Bay, prompting Black Students United to demand action from university leaders.

  Feb 19 · SeasideRacism1 source

• Swastika drawn on bathroom wall at Coast Guard training center

  A hand-drawn swastika was found on a men's restroom wall at the Coast Guard recruit training center in Cape May, New Jersey, and was removed after an instructor reported it.

  Feb 19 · Cape MayReligious Discrimination7 sources

• Antisemitic graffiti painted on snow at Yale campus

  Political messages including 'Intifada' and 'IDF Die' were painted in red on the snow at Yale's Cross Campus and Old Campus, which Jewish campus leaders called a direct threat to the university's Jewish community.

  Feb 18 · New HavenReligious Discrimination1 source

• Actor arrested after Mardi Gras fight, admits homophobia

  During a Mardi Gras party in New Orleans, an actor was arrested after punching two men in a fight outside a bar on Rue Royale; two LGBT witnesses said he shouted homophobic slurs, and he later said he is homophobic and fought a gay man.

  Feb 17 · New OrleansQueer Discrimination2 sources

• Activist's post calls Hindu temple statue a 'Third World' invasion

  A Texas-based conservative activist posted a video and message attacking a Hanuman statue at the Shri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, Texas, describing it as evidence of a 'Third World Aliens' invasion and comparing the suburb to New Delhi and Islamabad.

  Feb 16 · Sugar LandRacismXenophobia2 sources

• Two men trespass at Dallas Jewish center, shout 'Free Palestine' and 'fake Jews'

  Two men trespassed the grounds of the Olami Dallas Center in Texas, demanded entry to the rabbi's home by claiming to be window cleaners, spat on the property, and shouted 'Free Palestine' and 'fake Jews'.

  Feb 16 · DallasReligious Discrimination1 source

• Racist death threat spray-painted on Virginia church wall

  A threatening message containing a racial slur was spray-painted on an exterior wall of Village of Faith Ministries in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

  Feb 16 · VirginiaRacism1 source

• Rep. Randy Fine makes Islamophobic post suggesting dogs over Muslims

  Rep. Randy Fine, a Republican congressman, posted an Islamophobic statement suggesting he prefers dogs to Muslims, prompting calls for his resignation from Democrats.

  Feb 15 · WashingtonReligious Discrimination12 sources

• California high school seniors spell homophobic slur in class photo

  Ten seniors at Redwood High School in Visalia, California arranged themselves in a class photo to spell out a homophobic slur, prompting an investigation and disciplinary action from the school district.

  Feb 13 · VisaliaQueer Discrimination1 source

• Man suspected of stabbing ex-wife to death in Farmingville home

  A 57-year-old man is suspected of fatally stabbing his 46-year-old ex-wife at a house in Farmingville, New York, and then stabbing himself; a teenager in the home was also injured.

  Feb 12 · FarmingvilleSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Man fatally shoots partner, wounds her daughter in Glover Park

  A man shot and killed his partner in the doorway of their apartment building in Glover Park, Washington, D.C., and wounded her 10-year-old daughter in the arm before fleeing with their 3-year-old son.

  Feb 11 · WashingtonSexism / Gender-Based Violence3 sources

• Professor makes racist remarks about Black students during school meeting

  A tenured biology professor at Hunter College was heard on a live microphone making racist remarks about Black students during a virtual Community Education Council meeting in Manhattan's District 3, as a Black eighth-grade student spoke about school closures.

  Feb 10 · New York CityRacism10 sources

• Man fatally shoots estranged wife and her 4-year-old daughter in Ocala

  A man shot and killed his estranged wife, 34, and her four-year-old daughter at a condominium complex in Ocala, Florida, before fleeing toward Georgia.

  Feb 10 · OcalaSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Synagogue signs and banners vandalized with swastika and anti-Zionist graffiti

  Vandals spray-painted a swastika, the acronym 'AZAB', and the word 'genocide' on the entrance sign and banners of Shaare Tefila Congregation.

  Feb 10 · OlneyReligious Discrimination3 sources

• Woman shot and killed by husband at their Guthrie home

  A woman was shot and killed by her husband at their home in Guthrie, Oklahoma, before he turned the gun on himself.

  Feb 8 · GuthrieSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Ex-husband stabs woman to death in her Maryland home

  A 47-year-old woman was stabbed to death inside her residence in Howard County, Maryland, by her ex-husband, who surrendered to police about two hours later.

  Feb 8 · MarylandSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• FAMU student told to remove 'Black' from Black History Month flyer

  A faculty member at Florida A&M University told a law student to remove the word 'Black' from a flyer promoting Black History Month events, saying it would violate state law; the university later called it a staff-level error.

  Feb 5 · TallahasseeRacism1 source

• White House post depicts Obamas as apes in racist video

  A video shared by the White House depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle, invoking a racist trope.

  Feb 5 · WashingtonRacism80 sources

• Woman says she was sexually assaulted by a band's roadie at Oklahoma City concert

  A woman says she was sexually assaulted by a roadie for the band Nothing More in a bathroom at The Criterion Theater in Oklahoma City after a concert.

  Feb 4 · Oklahoma CitySexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Commentator airs antisemitic claims in online program

  A public commentator opened her program with 'Good evening, non-Jews' and repeated the antisemitic claim that Jews kill Christian children before Jewish holidays, calling Jews a racist people who view others as cattle.

  Feb 3Religious Discrimination1 source

• South Carolina Senate candidate posts antisemitic conspiracy claims on X

  A Republican candidate for US Senate in South Carolina posted on X claiming that high-ranking Jews imported drugs and are carrying out an extermination campaign against white people.

  Feb 2 · South CarolinaReligious Discrimination1 source

January 2026

• Woman reports sexual assault in university residence hall

  A woman reported being sexually assaulted in a university residence hall room by an unknown male suspect.

  Jan 31 · NormanSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• University of Illinois Republicans club posts anti-immigrant image

  The Illini Republicans student club at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign posted an Instagram illustration of a masked gunman holding a weapon to a kneeling man's head, captioned 'Only traitors help invaders,' and text calling immigrants 'enemies of the American people.'

  Jan 30 · Urbana-ChampaignRacism1 source

• Woman assaulted in domestic violence incident in Bexar County

  A woman reported that a man assaulted her, slapping her, slamming her head against a wall, dragging her back inside a home and kicking her after she rejected his request for another chance.

  Jan 29 · TexasSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Councilor's post labels flight-school students Chinese military agents

  An Anderson city councilor posted a graphic with red arrows pointing at individual students at a Redding flight school, falsely claiming they were Chinese military members, drawing on their Asian appearance.

  Jan 29 · ReddingRacism1 source

• Woman shot dead in Las Vegas home after domestic-violence reports

  A 31-year-old woman was found shot dead in her Las Vegas home along with a male friend after she had reported domestic violence involving her ex-boyfriend in the days before.

  Jan 28 · Las VegasSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Car rammed into Chabad World Headquarters in Brooklyn

  A man intentionally and repeatedly crashed his car into the Chabad World Headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

  Jan 28 · New York CityReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed with substance during Minneapolis speech

  A man sprayed an unknown substance from a syringe at Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar while she spoke at Minneapolis City Hall criticizing immigration raids.

  Jan 27 · MinneapolisRacismReligious DiscriminationXenophobia9 sources

• Woman killed by man she had been helping in Albany murder-suicide

  A 65-year-old woman was shot and killed at her Myrtle Avenue home by a 60-year-old man she had allowed to stay with her, who then killed himself.

  Jan 27 · AlbanySexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• CMS administrator alleges Armenian community ran health care fraud in LA video

  In a video posted on social media, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz alleged that members of Los Angeles's Armenian community orchestrated large-scale hospice and home care fraud, referring to 'the Russian Armenian mafia' while standing near an Armenian bakery in Van Nuys.

  Jan 27 · Los AngelesRacism3 sources

• Antisemitic vandalism found along Sleeping Giant Trail on Kauai

  Fourteen examples of antisemitic vandalism were discovered at various points along the Nounou Mountain Trail, known as the Sleeping Giant Trail, in Wailua, Kauai.

  Jan 25 · WailuaReligious Discrimination4 sources

• Federal agents kill man in Minneapolis during immigration enforcement

  Federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old medical technician in Minneapolis during enforcement of the administration's anti-immigration policy.

  Jan 24 · MinneapolisXenophobia22 sources

• ICE agent fatally shoots nurse during Minneapolis protest

  A federal ICE agent shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, in Minneapolis while he was filming and protesting the agency's presence and its crackdown on immigrants without residence permits.

  Jan 24 · MinneapolisXenophobia2 sources

• NYU receives hoax bomb threats with racist, antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ language

  Two hoax swatting emails threatening bomb attacks targeted NYU's Palladium Hall and Silver Center, containing anti-LGBTQ+, anti-Black, anti-Asian, Islamophobic, antisemitic and anti-Jesuit language.

  Jan 23 · New YorkReligious Discrimination1 source

• Rep. Maxwell Frost punched at Sundance by man who threatened deportation

  A man punched Rep. Maxwell Frost in the face at a bar during the Sundance Film Festival after telling him 'we are going to deport you and your kind' and yelling a racial slur.

  Jan 23 · Park CityRacismXenophobia1 source

• Nicki Minaj uses homophobic slur in social media exchange

  Nicki Minaj used a homophobic slur in posts on X while criticizing coverage of an anti-ICE protest, drawing condemnation from fans and advocacy groups.

  Jan 22Queer Discrimination1 source

• Dozens of swastikas spray-painted in Brooklyn park

  Dozens of swastikas were spray-painted in multiple locations in Gravesend Park in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn, a heavily Jewish community.

  Jan 21 · New York CityReligious Discrimination1 source

• Congressional candidate's video uses antisemitic slur against Jewish residents

  A campaign video circulated on social media featuring a congressional candidate and an anti-Zionist pundit using the antisemitic slur 'Zio' and claiming Jewish residents of Riverdale buy politicians.

  Jan 20 · New York CityReligious Discrimination1 source

• Rabbi disinvited from MLK breakfast over Israel connection

  Rabbi Hanan Leberman of Tifereth Israel Synagogue was removed from the speaker lineup at the All People's Breakfast in Balboa Park after organizers cited concerns about Zionism and anti-Zionism, leaving no Jewish clergy at the event.

  Jan 19 · San DiegoReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Influencers sing antisemitic song at Miami Beach club

  A group of influencers were filmed singing along to Kanye West's antisemitic song 'Heil Hitler' in a van and again inside Vendôme nightclub in Miami Beach after requesting it.

  Jan 18 · Miami BeachReligious Discrimination4 sources

• Man hurls N-word at Black 7-Eleven employee in Florida

  A man threw candy and shouted the N-word at a Black female 7-Eleven employee in Florida, then slammed his hand against a store window when she filmed him.

  Jan 18 · FloridaRacism1 source

• Woman and husband found dead in Phoenix home in domestic-violence shooting

  A 42-year-old woman and her husband were found shot dead in their home on Bell Road in Phoenix, with their children in the house; detectives believe she shot him and then herself.

  Jan 18 · PhoenixSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Swastika etched into chalkboard at Brooklyn Tech classroom

  A swastika was found carved into a chalkboard in a classroom at Brooklyn Technical High School in Fort Greene, Brooklyn; staff covered the carving with a sticker.

  Jan 17 · New York CityReligious Discrimination1 source

• Anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian graffiti found at Bethesda high school

  Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian graffiti was found on an exterior wall of Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland.

  Jan 16 · BethesdaRacismReligious Discrimination1 source

• U.S. State Department account posts 'send them back' message targeting immigrants

  The official Portuguese-language account of the U.S. State Department published a social media post with an image of Donald Trump and the phrase 'Send them back', along with a caption threatening to jail and deport immigrants.

  Jan 16Xenophobia1 source

• US diplomat's post calls refugees 'barbarian rapist hordes'

  A US Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy posted comments on X referring to predominantly Syrian Muslim asylum-seekers as 'barbarian rapist hordes,' drawing widespread condemnation.

  Jan 15RacismReligious Discrimination1 source

• Father fatally shoots wife and daughter, fires at second daughter in Lakewood home

  A man shot and killed his wife and 17-year-old daughter inside their Lakewood, California home and fired at his 19-year-old daughter, who escaped unharmed, before killing himself.

  Jan 15 · LakewoodSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Broken Arrow council denies zoning request for new mosque

  The Broken Arrow City Council voted to deny a zoning request for a new mosque, prompting the Islamic Society of Tulsa to plan legal action and call the denial discriminatory.

  Jan 12 · Broken ArrowReligious Discrimination1 source

• AME church in North Philadelphia vandalized with racist graffiti

  Racist graffiti was spray-painted on the outside wall of Union Trinity AME Church in North Philadelphia and discovered after Sunday services, according to the pastor.

  Jan 11 · PhiladelphiaRacism1 source

• Church Christmas pageant in New Jersey features antisemitic Jewish caricature

  A Christmas pageant at St. Mary Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Clifton, New Jersey, included a caricature of a Hasidic Jewish man named 'Moshko' carrying a sack of coins, dancing with the devil, and using an antisemitic slur.

  Jan 11 · CliftonReligious Discrimination1 source

• Synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi set on fire

  A fire was set at Beth Israel Congregation, the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, destroying its library, office spaces and Torah scrolls.

  Jan 10 · JacksonReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Man assaults woman, flees with infant before police chase

  A man assaulted a woman at a home on Andrews Road and fled with her three-month-old child, leading police on a pursuit from Alabama into Georgia before he died by suicide.

  Jan 9 · OpelikaSexism / Gender-Based Violence3 sources

• Colombian teenager shot and killed after leaving school in Chicago

  A 17-year-old Colombian student was shot and killed in Chicago shortly after leaving his high school, in an attack his family says followed xenophobic bullying that school authorities ignored.

  Jan 8 · ChicagoXenophobia1 source

• Swastika carved into locker room at UN International School in New York

  A swastika was etched into a boys' locker room at the United Nations International School in New York, which school officials described as an antisemitic incident and said they are investigating.

  Jan 8 · New YorkReligious Discrimination1 source

• Protesters chant 'We support Hamas' outside Queens synagogue

  Masked protesters waving Palestinian flags gathered outside a Jewish house of worship in Queens, chanting 'We support Hamas here' and holding signs opposing Zionism, while a counter-protest took place across the street.

  Jan 8 · QueensReligious Discrimination1 source

• ICE officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis during immigration raid

  An ICE officer shot and killed a woman in her car in Minneapolis during a large-scale anti-immigrant operation targeting the Somali community.

  Jan 7 · MinneapolisSexism / Gender-Based ViolenceXenophobia19 sources

• Woman legal observer shot dead by immigration agent in Minneapolis

  A woman volunteering as a legal observer of immigration enforcement operations was shot three times by an immigration agent while sitting in her SUV in Minneapolis.

  Jan 7 · MinneapolisRacismXenophobia2 sources

• Hawaii synagogue receives antisemitic bomb-threat hoax email

  The Jewish Congregation of Maui, Beit Shalom, in Kihei, Hawaii, received an emailed bomb threat demanding cryptocurrency payment and using antisemitic slurs; police searched the premises and found no device.

  Jan 7 · KiheiReligious Discrimination1 source

• Somali American Uber driver accosted by ICE agents at Minneapolis airport

  A Somali American Uber driver was confronted by over a dozen masked ICE and Border Patrol agents at the Minneapolis airport, who questioned his citizenship and told him he did not sound like he was from the country.

  Jan 7 · MinneapolisRacismXenophobia2 sources

• Trump calls Venezuelans 'the ugliest people in the world' at Washington meeting

  During a meeting with Republican lawmakers at the Kennedy Center in Washington, US President Donald Trump made derogatory remarks about Venezuelans, calling them 'the ugliest people I have ever seen' and disparaging Venezuelan immigrants in the United States.

  Jan 6 · WashingtonRacism1 source

• Somali child care provider surveilled outside her San Diego home

  A Somali child care provider in San Diego was surveilled by two young men with a camera parked outside her home as she returned with children in her car.

  Jan 6 · San DiegoRacism1 source

• Roxborough High School vandalized with swastikas and racist graffiti

  Someone spray-painted swastikas and racist epithets on Roxborough High School in Philadelphia overnight, prompting a cleanup and condemnation from officials.

  Jan 4 · PhiladelphiaRacismReligious Discrimination2 sources

• Woman shot dead by husband in Bethlehem murder-suicide

  A 39-year-old mother of four was shot and killed by her husband at their home in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

  Jan 2 · BethlehemSexism / Gender-Based Violence2 sources

December 2025

• 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 CityQueer 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 · EatonvilleRacism1 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 CityReligious Discrimination1 source

Elsewhere in North America

• Canada 43
• Cuba 13
• Mexico 31