This statistic shows the results of a survey among approximately 1,000 adult Americans on whether the June 2015 shootings in Charleston, South Carolina, during which Dylann Roof shot nine black people during bible study in a church should be regarded as a hate crime, or not. During this survey, 87 percent of respondents stated that these murders should be regarded as a hate crime.
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CNN. (July 2, 2015). Do you think the shootings in Charleston should be considered a hate crime, or not? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/441931/charleston-shooting-as-a-hate-crime/
CNN. "Do you think the shootings in Charleston should be considered a hate crime, or not?." Chart. July 2, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/441931/charleston-shooting-as-a-hate-crime/
CNN. (2015). Do you think the shootings in Charleston should be considered a hate crime, or not?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/441931/charleston-shooting-as-a-hate-crime/
CNN. "Do You Think The Shootings in Charleston Should Be Considered a Hate Crime, or Not?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Jul 2015, /statistics/441931/charleston-shooting-as-a-hate-crime/
CNN, Do you think the shootings in Charleston should be considered a hate crime, or not? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/441931/charleston-shooting-as-a-hate-crime/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Do you think the shootings in Charleston should be considered a hate crime, or not? [Graph], CNN, July 2, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/441931/charleston-shooting-as-a-hate-crime/
