Incidents of apparent hate crimes and hate group activities listed here are drawn primarily from media sources.
These incidents include only a fraction of the approximately 260,000 reported and unreported hate crimes that a 2013 government study estimated occur annually.
Fliers that were signed "KKK" and depicted prominent black activists Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton hanging from a tree were distributed in a neighborhood.
Reported October 14, 2007
Vandalism
Oak Hall, Virginia
Jason B. Stubbs, 35, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of defacing county and state property after he allegedly scrawled swastikas and the letters "KKK" on road signs and greenboxes.
Reported October 08, 2007
Leafletting
Indianapolis, Indiana
Racist fliers promoting an alleged "KKK revival" were found on a high school campus.
Reported October 03, 2007
Vandalism
Easton, Pennsylvania
Swastikas were painted on several vehicles and the letters "KKK" were written on a sidewalk.
Reported October 01, 2007
Vandalism
Foley, Alabama
The letters "KKK" were scrawled across cabinets in a man's travel trailer, where a picture of a head with a rope around its neck was left.
Reported August 07, 2007
Vandalism
Ottumwa, Iowa
The letters "KKK" were scrawled on a residence that a black couple was planning to purchase.
Reported July 26, 2007
Vandalism
Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Cars in a shopping center parking lot were vandalized, some with swastikas and the letters "KKK."
Reported July 15, 2007
Vandalism
Upper Hill, Maryland
The letters "KKK," a Nazi symbol and a dollar sign were scrawled near an intersection.
Reported April 14, 2007
Vandalism
Chillicothe, Ohio
The letters "KKK" were painted on a sign marking Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.
Reported February 02, 2007
Vandalism
Southaven, Mississippi
Two teens confessed to writing 'KKK' on five mailboxes and a truck in the Shelburne Estates subdivision, and pouring honey, mustard and peanut butter on mail. They also smeared ketchup on one resident's front door.
Reported January 28, 2007
Leafletting
Lincoln, Nebraska
A piece of paper resembling a KKK hood was placed near a Martin Luther King Jr. Week display.
Reported January 23, 2007
Vandalism
San Francisco, California
The letters 'KKK' were scrawled on the front door of a business.
Reported December 10, 2006
Vandalism
Salem, South Carolina
The letters 'KKK' and a racial epithet were spray-painted on a middle/high school gym.
Reported December 04, 2006
Vandalism
Brockton, Massachusetts
A large "X," two large swastikas, the letters "KKK" and racial epithets were written over a cartoon image on the back wall of a convenience store.
Reported December 03, 2006
Vandalism
Avon Park, Florida
The letters "KKK" were spray-painted on a couple's mailbox.
Reported November 27, 2006
Vandalism
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Racist graffiti and the letters 'KKK' were spray-painted on a racquetball court wall at a local park.
Reported November 12, 2006
Vandalism
Welcome, Maryland
Racist graffiti, including the words "white power" and the letters "KKK," were spray- painted on a road leading to the parking lot of a predominantly black church.
Reported October 06, 2006
Vandalism
Northport, Alabama
The letters "KKK," swastikas, and drawings of burning crosses were written on the doors of five apartments of interracial couples or white people with black friends.
