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.
The letters "KKK" were spray-painted on a utility trailer at an church.
Reported July 06, 2005
Legal Developments
Fincastle, Virginia
James R. Looney, 19, was sentenced to five years in prison for spray-painting the letters "KKK" on a black family's house and car.
Reported April 05, 2005
Vandalism
Waterloo, Iowa
A swastika and the letters 'KKK' were spray-painted on a utility pole in a neighborhood.
Reported April 01, 2005
Vandalism
Waldorf, Maryland
Racist graffiti and the letters 'KKK' were spray-painted at an elementary school.
Reported March 22, 2005
Vandalism
Elk Grove, California
Derogatory language, the letters 'KKK' and a swastika were scrawled on the residences of two black families, a white family and an Asian-American family.
Reported March 10, 2005
Legal Developments
Ballston Spa, New York
Michael S. Robinson, 27, was sentenced to six months in jail for writing 'KKK' and a racial slur on neighbor's car that was involved in an interracial relationship.
Reported February 23, 2005
Vandalism
St. Louis, Missouri
A swastika and the words 'white power', 'KKK', and 'southside pride' were painted on a historically black college.
Reported February 05, 2005
Vandalism
Danville, Virginia
The letters 'KKK' were spray-painted on a local building for the second time in less than a month.
Reported October 15, 2004
Vandalism
Smithson Valley, Texas
The letters 'KKK' and profanity were painted on a football field.
Reported October 09, 2004
Vandalism
Hannibal, Missouri
The letters 'KKK' and an obscenity were spray-painted on a black couple's car.
Reported September 28, 2004
Vandalism
Athens, Texas
The letters 'KKK' were written on a building at a community college.
Reported September 22, 2004
Vandalism
Belleville, Illinois
Swastikas, the letters 'KKK' and a racial slur were painted on the large concrete bowl of a skateboard park.
Reported September 18, 2004
Vandalism
Incomplete, Missouri
The letters 'KKK' were written on the garage doors of two black families' residences and on a stop sign near the residence of another black family.
Reported September 18, 2004
Vandalism
Saint Peters, Missouri
The letters 'KKK' were scrawled on two garage doors and a stop sign in a neighborhood.
Reported September 18, 2004
Vandalism
St. Charles, Missouri
The letters 'KKK' were spelled out in duct tape on the garage doors of two black families.
Reported September 16, 2004
Leafletting
Gary, Indiana
Fliers from the Mystic Knights of the KKK were mailed to residences.
Reported August 28, 2004
Vandalism
Des Moines, Iowa
The letters 'KKK', swastikas and racial slurs were spray-painted at an art center.
Reported August 20, 2004
Vandalism
Antelope, California
The letters 'KKK' were spray-painted on the garage door of a Jewish couple's residence and a swastika was spray-painted on the garage door of an African- American couple's house.
