*The case could not be proven in court beyond a reasonable doubt.
**Declined due to an existing policy of the U.S. Department of Justice or U.S. attorneys’ offices.
***Defendant was subject to the authority of another jurisdiction.
****The federal government lacked jurisdiction to file charges.
A civil, administrative, or disciplinary alternative was used.
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Number of suspects in hate crimes not prosecuted by reason U.S. 2005-2019
From 2005 to 2019, there were *** suspects in hate crime matters that were not prosecuted by attorneys in the United States due to insufficient evidence. Over that same time period, there were *** suspects who were not prosecuted due to prioritization of federal resources.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (July 8, 2021). Number of suspects in hate crime matters that attorneys declined to prosecute in the United States from 2005 to 2019, by reason [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1250516/number-suspects-hate-crime-matters-attorneys-decline-prosecute-us/
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Suspects in Hate Crime Matters That Attorneys Declined to Prosecute in The United States from 2005 to 2019, by Reason." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Jul 2021, /statistics/1250516/number-suspects-hate-crime-matters-attorneys-decline-prosecute-us/
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