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Attendees sit next to a poster as speakers from different faiths speak at an interfaith rally titled "Love is Stronger than Hate" at the Islamic Community Center in Phoenix. The rally was held in response to an earlier anti-Muslim rally at the same locati

Data: Hate crimes against Muslims increased after 9/11

September 12, 2016
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According to data from the FBI, there was a spike in hate crimes against Muslims after the attacks on September 11, 2001. In these data visualizations you'll see that while attacks have dropped in the years since, hate crimes against Muslims have never fallen back to levels seen before the attacks.

Data: Hate crimes against Muslims increased after 9/11

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