Crime Comparison Paper

CJA 314

Crime Comparison Paper

Introduction

Hate crimes within the United States have become increasingly rampant. The federal government has established hate crime laws in each state except Wyoming. Each state has different definitions of what constitutes hate crimes. The most commonly known hate crimes consist of race, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation. Most of these crimes are committed by assailants who physically assault their victims. Many victims are also subject to have their property vandalized. (Nij, 2010). This paper will compare hate crime data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report on hate crimes that have been committed in Florida and Georgia during 2010.

According to the FBI Uniform crime report, Gainesville Florida had the largest number of...