Sikhs third most targetted community in US after Jews, Muslims: FBI report

An annual report released by the FBI on Tuesday suggested Sikhs are the third most commonly targeted religious group after Jews and Muslims in the US. The data comes after nearly 60 incidents of hate crimes were reported to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2018. A total of 7,120 hate crimes were reported to the FBI by law enforcement agencies around the country last year, slightly down from 7,175 in 2017, the FBI said, adding that this involved 8,496 offenses.

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