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Monday, December 15, 2014
Patrick Sargent, GoLocal Worcester Contributor
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released its 2013 hate crime statistics, breaking down data on a state by state -and community- basis.According to the data, the city of Worcester had the second lowest hate crime rate per capita in the state.
Of the 25 towns and cities with the highest hate crime rate, three were from Worcester County (Bolton, Douglas, West Boylston).
67 cities and towns reported hate crimes to the FBI last year. Boston had the most reported hate crimes with 162. Worcester only had two. Provincetown, with its very small population, had the most hate crimes per capita.
Here's a look at the 25 cities and towns with the highest hate crime rate per capita:
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1. Provincetown
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .3352
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 0
Religion: 1
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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2. East Longmeadow
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .3135
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 2
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 3
Ethnicity: 0
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3. Boston
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .2510
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 73
Religion: 21
Sexual Orientation: 53
Ethnicity: 15
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4. Edgartown
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .2351
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 1
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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5. Bedford
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .2151
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race:1
Religion: 2
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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6. Bolton
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1976
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 0
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 1
Ethnicity: 0
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7. Lynn
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1743
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 3
Religion: 2
Sexual Orientation: 5
Ethnicity: 4
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8. Medford
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1741
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 5
Religion: 3
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 1
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9. Dover
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1730
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 0
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 1
Ethnicity: 0
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10. Plymouth
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1727
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 9
Religion: 1
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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11. Dracut
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1637
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 4
Religion: 1
Sexual Orientation:
Ethnicity:
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12. Lincoln
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1523
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 0
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 1
Ethnicity: 0
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13. Haverhill
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1445
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 2
Religion: 1
Sexual Orientation: 3
Ethnicity: 2
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14. Quincy
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1390
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 6
Religion: 3
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 4
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15. Acton
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1311
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 3
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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16. WIlliamstown
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1301
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 0
Religion: 1
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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17. West Boylston
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1278
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 1
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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18. Cambridge
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1211
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 4
Religion: 3
Sexual Orientation: 3
Ethnicity: 3
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19. Plainville
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1174
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 1
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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20. Douglas
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1159
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 0
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 1
Ethnicity: 0
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21. Monson
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1147
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 0
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 1
Ethnicity: 0
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22. South Hadley
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1123
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 1
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 1
Ethnicity: 0
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23. Milton
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1100
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 1
Religion: 2
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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24. Norton
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .1030
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 2
Religion: 0
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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25. Lakeville
Number of Hate Crimes Per Capita (1,000 residents): .0914
Total Number of Hate Crimes Per Category:
Race: 0
Religion: 1
Sexual Orientation: 0
Ethnicity: 0
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