The offense categories included in the collection of hate crime data include murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, simple assault, intimidation, and vandalism or destruction of property. The hate crime data supplied by the 11,354 police agencies in 1996 represented more than 223 million residents of the United States. During 1996, 8,759 bias-motivated criminal incidents were reported to the FBI. These included 5,396 incidents motivated by racial bias, 1,401 incidents motivated by religious bias, 1,016 incidents motivated by sexual-orientation bias, 940 incidents motivated by ethnicity/national origin bias, and 6 incidents motivated by multiple biases. Sixty-nine percent of the 10,706 separate offenses reported involved crimes against persons; intimidation accounted for 39 percent of the total. Eight of 10 victims were individuals; the remaining victims were businesses, religious organizations, and other targets. Sixty-six percent of the known offenders were white; 20 percent were black. Thirty-one percent of the incidents occurred in or on residential properties. Tables, appended directory of State Uniform Crime Reporting programs, and methodological information