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Hate crimes against Latinos and Sikhs hit record high in 2025

Axios · · 420 words · By Russell Contreras
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What to know about Hate crimes against Latinos and Sikhs hit record high in 2025

The article reports that anti-Latino and anti-Sikh hate crimes in the U.S. reached record levels in 2025, despite an overall decline in hate crimes, citing FBI data and analysis by hate crime expert Brian Levin. It notes factors such as the Trump administration's immigration policies and rhetoric as potential contributors to the surge in anti-Latino hate crimes.

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What happened

Anti-Latino and anti-Sikh hate crimes in the U.S.

Why it matters

soared to new records in 2025, even as overall hate crimes declined, according to preliminary FBI data reviewed by Axios.

Common ground

The big picture: Anti-Latino bias entered the top three most targeted categories for the first time in 34 years of hate crime data tracking.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

The article reports that anti-Latino and anti-Sikh hate crimes in the U.S. reached record levels in 2025, despite an overall decline in hate crimes, citing FBI data and analysis by hate crime expert Brian Levin. It notes factors such as the Trump administration's immigration policies and rhetoric as potential contributors to the surge in anti-Latino hate crimes.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Anti-Latino and anti-Sikh hate crimes in the U.S. soared to new records in 2025, even as overall hate crimes declined”
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No relevant evidence found in Wikipedia entries or other sources to confirm or refute the claim about anti-Latino and anti-Sikh hate crime statistics in 2025.
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Claim 2: “Anti-Latino hate crimes rose 18% to a record 1,014 incidents in 2025”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about anti-Latino hate crimes reaching 1,014 incidents in 2025.
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Claim 3: “Anti-Latino bias entered the top three most targeted categories for the first time in 34 years of hate crime data tracking”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Hispanic and Latino Americans, also called Afro-Hispanics, Afro-Latinos, Black Hispanics, or Black Latinos, are classified by the United States Census Bureau, Office of Management and Budget, an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans who have a Hispanic or Latino American background, culture, or family origin. This demographic group includes all Americans who identify as Hispanic or Lati…
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Claim 4: “2025 ranked as the 5th-highest year for hate crime in the 34-year history of FBI-collected police data”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about 2025 being the first time overall hate crimes ranked third in the U.S.
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Claim 5: “The FBI's Crime Data Explorer notes that monthly updates were paused in April 2026”
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Claim 6: “Overall hate-crime incidents fell 11% in 2025 from the previous year”
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Claim 7: “Anti-trans hate crimes have surged 395% while anti-Latino cases jumped 239%”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about multiple hate crime statistics (anti-Latino, anti-Sikh, etc.) in 2025.
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Claim 8: “Anti-trans hate crimes have remained on a sustained plateau — 98% above its 13-year average”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about anti-trans hate crimes remaining 98% above their 13-year average in 2025.
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Claim 9: “Anti-Sikh hate crimes shot up from 6 in 2015 to 228 last year — a 3,700% increase”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about anti-Sikh hate crimes increasing from 6 in 2015 to 228 in 2025.
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Claim 10: “Overall hate crimes last year were still up 88% since 2015”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about an overall hate crime decrease linked to specific factors in 2025.
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Claim 11: “Anti-Jewish hate crimes dropped 29%”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about a 29% decrease in anti-Jewish hate crimes in 2025.
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