... shown to be the most likely victims. As far as perpetuators of these crimes, most experts believe that they are often affiliated with hate groups or gangs involved in hate groups. Most hate crimes are usually committed by teenagers and adults under the age of 25. These are usually male. In 1998, 69 percent of the offenders were white, and 16 percent were black. (Prevention Pathways) According to the Intelligence Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, 602 hate groups were active in the United States in 2000. Some of these hate groups include Ku Klux Klan, Neo-Nazi, Skinhead, Black Separatist and more. Many study's say that the typical individual who commits a hate crimes is usually a white male involved in some sort of hate group who is abusing drugs. They also say that many males who may have been molested as a child are more likely to commit hate ...

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