FBI Data Reveal 189 Anti-Sikh, 32 Anti-Hindu Hate Crime Offences Across US in 2025
Washington: US law enforcement agencies recorded as many as 189 anti-Sikh and 32 anti-Hindu hate crime offences in 2025, according to newly released FBI data that provide no separate count for crimes targeting Indian Americans. The figures were calculated from the FBI’s Reported Crimes in the Nation statistics. The annual report breaks down hate crimes motivated by religious, racial, ethnic and…
A recent FBI report reveals that there were 189 recorded anti-Sikh hate crime offenses and 32 anti-Hindu hate crime offenses in the United States in 2025. The data, sourced from the FBI's Reported Crimes in the Nation statistics, do not provide a separate count for crimes targeting Indian Americans. The annual report categorizes hate crimes based on religious, racial, ethnic, and other forms of bias.
Out of the 2,703 single-bias religious hate crimes reported, anti-Sikh bias constituted 7% of the offenses, leading to approximately 189 cases. Anti-Hindu bias accounted for 1.2% of these religious hate crimes, resulting in about 32 offenses. The report also indicates that anti-Jewish bias represented the largest share of religious hate crime offenses at 62.3%, while anti-Islamic or anti-Muslim bias accounted for 9.6%.
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