Fund Hate Crimes Enforcement and Data Collection

Anti-transgender hate crimes reached 527 FBI-recorded incidents in 2024, but actual numbers are far higher.

A letter to your members of Congress. Facts checked September 26, 2026.

The Letter

Subject Fund Hate Crimes Enforcement and Data Collection

Anti-transgender hate crimes reached 527 FBI-recorded incidents in 2024. Transgender people are victimized at a rate of 93.7 per 1,000, compared to 21.1 per 1,000 for non-LGBT people. That is a 9x disparity. Many jurisdictions do not have the resources to investigate these crimes.

Fund dedicated hate crimes enforcement units and mandate participation in federal hate crime reporting.

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I'm calling to ask the Senator to fund hate crimes enforcement and mandatory data collection for crimes targeting LGBTQ people.
The FBI recorded 527 anti-transgender hate crimes in 2024. Those numbers are known undercounts because many jurisdictions do not track gender identity.
Transgender people are victimized at a rate of 93.7 per 1,000 persons. That is more than four times the rate for non-LGBT people.
We cannot address violence we refuse to measure. Mandatory reporting and dedicated investigators are the minimum.
I'm a constituent. Please fund hate crimes enforcement and close the data gaps.

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The Facts Behind the Ask

527 Anti-transgender hate crime offenses recorded by the FBI in 2024 (source)
93.7 per 1,000 Rate at which transgender people are victimized, compared with 21.1 per 1,000 among non-LGBT people (source)
9x How much more likely LGBT people are to experience violent hate crimes compared to non-LGBT people (source)

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