Anti-Muslim assaults exceed 2001 total Anti-Muslim assaults in USS reported to the FBI
The number of assaults against Muslims in the United States rose significantly between 2015 and 2016, easily surpassing the modern peak reached in 2001, the year of the September 11 terrorist attacks, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of new hate crimes statistics from the FBI. In 2016, there were 127 reported victims of aggravated or simple assault, compared with 91 the year before and 93 in 2001.
Anti-Muslim assaults exceed 2001 total  | Anti-Muslim assaults in USS reported to the FBI  | 1127  | 93  | 91  | 63  | 55 55 58 56  | 54  | 45  | 33 35  | 35  | 34 33  | 26  | 12  | 'OO 01 '02  | -04  | '06  | '08  | '10  | 112  | '14  | '16  | Note: Includes simple and aggravated assaults.  | Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 