| Hate Crime - Sexual Orientation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Source Methodological Considerations | ||
| 1993 | 1043 vicious aggravated assaults against people because of sexual orientation were reported to police. 1077 offenders were known to police. 3/4 of the victims were gay men and 83% of the offenders were anti-male-homosexual. | BJS Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1994 Based on law enforcement reporting to the FBI. |
| 1995 | In San Francisco, 144 aggravated assaults against gays and lesbians were reported to the police. Based on estimates that there are 3 times as many crimes as are reported to the police, making the estimate 432 in 1995, or 1.2 gay bashings each day. | SFPD crime statistics. |
| 1996 | CUAV's January 1996 SF statistics show that 85% of aggravated assaults against gays and lesbians are unarmed, and that in 5% the weapon used was an automobile. | Community United Against Violence. |