Within this category, the greatest number of offenses is anti-gay hate crimes. In 2005, these incidents took up 161 of the total 255 sexual orientation hate crimes. Anti-gay offenses have been less consistent over the years in comparison to other hate crimes, however, similar to anti-black offenses, they have also seen an overall decrease. In 2014, the number of anti-gay offenses dropped to approximately 78, which is a great deal less than the number in 2005. A standout subset within the sexual orientation category is the anti-homosexual …show more content…
I was both ecstatic and surprised to see the overall rate of racial hate crimes decrease since 2005. I was surprised to see that the overall number of anti-gay offenses has decreased in this amount of time, but confused and concerned with the fact that anti-homosexual offenses have not seen the same results. In regards to the mentally disabled category, I am still uncertain of the results due to the nature of the offenses and its victims, but was at least glad to see a low amount of numbers in this protected