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.
Jimmie Johnson Jr. was charged with misdemeanor harassment after he allegedly left four profanity-filled voicemails with the Tennessee Homeland Security office, threatening to kill President Barack Obama, former presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Congressman Paul Ryan. One of the voicemails allegedly contained a racial slur describing the president.
Reported July 18, 2014
Murder
West Orange, New Jersey
Ali Muhammed Brown, 29, was arrested for allegedly killing two gay men, Ahmed Said, 27, and Dwone Anderson-Young, 23, on June 1.
Reported July 16, 2014
Leafletting
Manhattan, Illinois
Fliers from the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan were left in a neighborhood.
Reported July 15, 2014
Harassment
Daytona Beach, Florida
Ronald White, 51, was charged with two counts of child abuse after he allegedly yelled racial slurs and threatened two young black boys.
Reported July 15, 2014
Murder
Portland, Oregon
White supremacist Holly Ann Grigsby was sentenced to life without parole in connection with the murders of four people across three states in 2011.
Reported July 14, 2014
Assault
Chicago, Illinois
David C. Nicosia, 55, was charged with four counts of aggravated battery and a hate crime after he allegedly slapped an elderly black judge in the face, spit on her and called her "Rosa Parks".
Reported July 13, 2014
Leafletting
Orange, California
Fliers were distributed by the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
Reported July 13, 2014
Leafletting
Atlanta, Georgia
Ku Klux Klan fliers were left on cars.
Reported July 13, 2014
Leafletting
Pineview, North Carolina
Fliers from the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan were left in a neighborhood.
Reported July 13, 2014
Leafletting
Seneca, South Carolina
Fliers from the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan were distributed in a neighborhood.
Reported July 12, 2014
Vandalism
Kootenai County, Idaho
A historical marker on the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s reservation was defaced with the racist messages “White power” and “Die (expletive) Indians."
Reported July 10, 2014
Cross Burnings
Ozark, Alabama
Steven Joshua Dinkle, 28, former local leader of the International Keystone Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for his role in a 2009 cross burning.
Reported July 10, 2014
Threat
East Hampton, New Jersey
Asli Dincer, 44, and her ex-husband, Melih Dincer, 31, were charged with making a terrorist threat, falsely reporting an incident, menacing and conspiracy after allegedly sending email threats to a synagogue.
Reported July 09, 2014
Cross Burnings
Minor Hill, Tennessee
Timothy Flanagan, 33, was charged with federal offenses for his part in a 2012 cross-burning in front of an interracial family's home.
Reported July 08, 2014
Leafletting
Lexington, Kentucky
Fliers from the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan were distributed in a neighborhood.
Reported July 08, 2014
Vandalism
Brooklyn, New York
Anti-Muslim graffiti was spray-painted on a mailbox.
Reported July 03, 2014
Leafletting
Katy, Texas
Fliers from the Original Knight Riders Knights of the Ku Klux Klan were distributed in a neighborhood.
Reported July 01, 2014
Harassment
Glendale, California
Charles Slansky, 33, and Robert Slansky, 20, were charged with a hate crime after they allegedly yelled racial slurs at two black men during an altercation with them.