Minnesota
Hate Crime Statistics Case Examples News Grant Awardees
DOJ Offices
Please click the image/link below to download a fact sheet with detailed graphics and information on hate crimes reported to the FBI for Minnesota in 2022.
Fast Facts on Minnesota Hate Crime Incidents*
Bias Motivation Category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry | 134 | 175 | 109 |
Religion | 30 | 44 | 27 |
Sexual Orientation | 27 | 44 | 36 |
Disability | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Gender | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Gender Identity | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Total: | 196 | 274 | 185 |
Crimes Against Persons | 140 | 70.7% |
Crimes Against Property | 58 | 29.3% |
Crimes Against Society | 0 | 0.0% |
Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry | 109 | 58.9% |
Religion | 27 | 14.6% |
Sexual Orientation | 36 | 19.5% |
Disability | 1 | 0.5% |
Gender | 3 | 1.6% |
Gender Identity | 9 | 4.9% |
*2021 was the first year that the annual hate crimes statistics were reported entirely through the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). As a result of the shift to NIBRS-only data collection, law enforcement agency participation in submitting all crime statistics, including hate crimes, fell significantly from 2020 to 2021.
Case Examples
A grand jury charged a Minnesota man for setting fire to a mosque.
According to the charges, on April 23, 2023, the defendant started a fire in the bathroom of the Masjid Omar Islamic Center. The next day, surveillance video captured the defendant returning to the mosque. Soon after his arrival, a much larger fire broke out on the third floor of the mosque causing significant damage and forcing dozens of people to evacuate.
These are serious allegations. But the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Press Release: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/minnesota-man-indicted-mosque-arson
A federal judge sentenced two men to prison for their roles in the 2017 bombing of the Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. Two other defendants have pled guilty to their roles in the bombing.
During the summer of 2017, the defendants joined a terrorist militia group called “The White Rabbits” in Clarence, Illinois. On August 4th and 5th, the group drove a rented truck from Illinois to Minnesota to bomb the Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center. The defendants selected the Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center to terrorize Muslims into believing they are not welcome in the United States and should leave the country. On August 5, the group bombed the Islamic Center. At the time of the bombing, several worshipers were gathered in the mosque for morning prayers.
On November 7, 2017, the group also attempted to set fire to the Women’s Health Practice in Champaign, Illinois. They used a sledgehammer to break a window and placed a device in the building to start a fire. The device did not ignite and was found by a Women’s Health Practice employee.
The two men face between 14 and 16 years in prison for their crimes.
Press Release: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/federal-jury-convicts-illinois-man-bombing-dar-al-farooq-islamic-center
Press Release: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/two-illinois-men-sentenced-prison-their-roles-bombing-dar-al-farooq-islamic-center
News
May 5, 2023
Minnesota Man Indicted for Mosque Arson
April 12, 2022
Two Illinois Men Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in 2017 Bombing of Minnesota Islamic Center
September 13, 2021
Dar al-Farooq Mosque Bomber Sentenced to 53 Years in Prison
December 9, 2020
Federal Jury Convicts Illinois Man for Bombing the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center
April 6, 2020
June 21, 2019
March 8, 2017
Minnesota Man Who Sent Threatening Letter to Islamic Center Sentenced to 12 Months In Prison
Grant Awardees
Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes
Nonviolent Peaceforce | Preventing and Addressing Hate Crimes Against AAPI and LGBTQ communities in San Diego County California | FY 2023
Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program
City of Minneapolis | Develop viable options for an action plan that supports the City Council’s directive to review and evaluate Hate Crime Response for the City of Minneapolis | FY 2023
Services to Support Victims of Hate Crime and Strengthen Communities
Futures Without Violence subawardee: Reviving Roots Therapy and Wellness | Community IMPACT: Imagining Multidisciplinary Pathways to Assist, Care & Thrive
DOJ Offices
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Minneapolis |
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Minnesota (Minneapolis) |
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Midwestern Regional Office |