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WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The FBI on Monday released new data about hate crimes. It showed that more hate crimes were carried out in the United States last year. There was an increase in incidents motivated by intolerance against Jews, Muslims and LGBT people, among others. The term LGBT includes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
There were more than 6,100 reported incidents of hate crimes in 2016, up from more than 5,800 the year before. The FBI made this report based on data submitted by law enforcement(执行) agencies across the country. The new data follows a trend from 2015. The trend shows that the largest share of victims last year, nearly six in 10, were targeted(为目标) due to intolerance against the victim's race or ethnicity.
The number of hate crimes caused by intolerance against a person's race or ethnic background rose to 3,489 from 3,310 a year earlier, the FBI report said. Half of those hate crimes were caused by racism against African-American people. One in five victims were targeted because of their religion. One in six were due to sexual orientation, the report said.
The FBI data gains a general look at hate crime in the nation. But this report is considered incomplete because not all areas report their hate crimes. According to the FBI, 88 percent of agencies choosing to participate in the hate crime statistics program “reported that no hate crimes occurred” in their areas last year.
Speaking earlier this year after a series of threats targeting Jewish schools and community centers, former FBI director James B. Comey admitted this. He said that the bureau needs "to do a better job of tracking and reporting hate crime." Only then can we understand what is happening and how to stop it.
“Hate crime is different from other crime,” Comey said in prepared remarks delivered in May. “They damage at our sense of self, our sense of belonging. The end result is loss: loss of trust, loss of dignity, and in the worst case, loss of life.”
The FBI report, which collects information on the offenders in the hate crimes tallied(总计) last year, found that the largest share, nearly half were white. About a quarter of the people who carried out hate crimes were African-American.
Four in 10 of the people identified as “known hate crime offenders” committed simple assault. This could mean a threat of violence or causing a minor injury. Nearly a quarter committed aggravated(=serious) assault, which is more serious and often involves the use of a deadly weapon. The report also identified more than 1,600 people who committed hate crimes by damaging, vandalizing or trying to destroy property.
21. The author emphasizes the situation of hate crimes mainly by using ________.
A. examples B. statistics C. comparison D. quotation
22. Why is hate crime different from other crimes in the article?
A. The article highlights that hate crimes are more likely to end with injuries.
B. The article emphasizes that hate crimes target people’s sense of belonging.
C. The article explains that hate crimes are tracked more often than other crimes.
D. The article shows that hate crimes occur more often in minority communities.
23. Which of the following are the results of hate crimes? ______.
①violence or injuries ②loss of dignity or life ③damage to property ④ use of deadly weapons
A. ①②③④ B. ②③④
C. ①③④ D. ①②③
24. What’s the genre of this passage?
A. News report. B. Argumentation.
C. Description. D. Research report.
