Year Total Anti-Hispanic 2015 556 299 2014 648 299 2013 655 331 2012 742 431 2011 720 405 2010 847 534 2009 777 483 2008 894 561 2007 1,007 595 2006 984 576 2005 944 522 2004 972 475 2003 1026 426 2002 1,102 480 2001 2,098 597 2000 911 557 The table provided shows … Read more
Year Total Anti-Black Anti-White Anti-Asian/Pacific Islander Anti-Native American Anti-Arab** 2015 2,754 1,745 613 115 131 37 2014 2,568 1,621 593 143 130 2013 2,871 1,856 653 138 129 2012 3,101 2,050 684 143 101 2011 2,917 2,076 504 138 61 2010 3,135 2,201 575 150 44 2009 3,119 2,284 545 126 65 2008 3,992 2,876 … Read more
Year Racial Bias Ethnicity/National Origin Religious Bias Sexual Orientation Disability Gender Gender Identity 2015 2,754 556 1,244 1,053 74 23 114 2014 2,568 648 1,014 1,017 84 33 98 2013 2,871 655 1,031 1,233 83 18 31 2012 3,101 742 1,329 1,299 96 2011 2,917 720 1,233 1,293 53 2010 3,135 847 1,322 1,277 43 … Read more
Year Participating Agencies Agencies Reporting 1 or more Hate Crime Total Hate Crime Incidents Reported 2015 14997 1742 5850 2014 15494 1666 5479 2013 15016 1826 5928 2012 14511 1944 6573 2011 14575 1944 6222 2010 14977 1949 6628 2009 14422 2034 6604 2008 13690 2145 7783 2007 13241 2025 7624 2006 12620 2105 7722 … Read more
You see, when you step foot on a college campus, it’s easy to believe that you’re surrounded by a community of people who know each other and have each other’s backs. It’s a comforting feeling, but unfortunately, it’s not always the case. The sad truth is that there are those who take advantage of that … Read more
Justice court judges are not required to meet any constitutional or statutory requirements. Therefore, they can come from any background. As a result, around 90% of court judges in Texas are not non-lawyers. What are justices of the peace and why do states use them? Justices of the peace are judges with limited authority whose … Read more
According to the Justice Policy Institute, around 21% of prisoners in Texas were convicted of drug-related charges. This number has increased over the past few years as drug offenses have become increasingly common among criminals. How many inmates does the Texas prison system house? The National Institute of Corrections has reported that the Texas prison … Read more
The utilization of private correctional facilities varies significantly between the states. In 2019, 7.9% of the inmate population in Texas was in private prisons, according to The Sentencing Project. When did Texas start private prisons? States hired private companies to run private, for-profit prisons to address financial issues in the prison system. The general assumption … Read more
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), around 70% of terrorist incidents worldwide involve explosives. In the USA, the FBI reports that 77% of attacks in 1994 involved explosives. Why do terrorists use explosives? There are many reasons why terrorists might use explosives. For example, they can be used to damage or destroy property, … Read more
The United States imports a lot of timber from all over the world. However, 10% of that may be illegally harvested. This means many trees are being taken from the wild without proper permits or paperwork. These trees are then sold to companies who use them to make products like furniture, buildings, and paper. If … Read more