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Data Snapshot: Characteristics of Bias Homicides Against the LGBTQIA+ Community
Background: Five people were killed and at least 17 injured on November 19, 2022 just before midnight at Club Q, an LGBTQIA+ club in Colorado Springs, CO. The shooting ended after a 22-year-old gunman wielding an AR-15 style rifle was disarmed by club patrons. Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials continue to investigate the mass shooting. The alleged shooter has been charged with murder and hate crimes.
Data Snapshot: Failed and Foiled Islamic Terrorist Plots Targeting Military Personnel in the United States Since 9/11
Background: On May 21, 2020, Navy police officers interrupted a terrorism- related incident by neutralizing a 20-year old gunman who opened fire on military personnel at an entrance gate outside of the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas. One sailor was injured before the gunman was killed by Naval police officers.
Data Snapshot: Less than Half of Racially-Motivated Homicides Result in Official Hate Crime Charges
Background: On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was gunned down while jogging near his Georgia home. Portions of the physical altercation were caught on camera by one of the three men charged in the murder. The shooter reportedly uttered a racial epithet at Arbery as he lay in the street dying. Georgia is one of the four states without hate crime laws in the United states, but the FBI is currently investigating the shooting as a potential hate crime.
Datasets Available to Sociology and Criminology Graduate Students and Faculty
The Bias Homicide Database (BHDB)
The Bias Homicide Database (BHDB) is an open-source, relational database housed in the Terrorism Research Center (TRC). BHDB data include information on incident, victim, and offender attributes of bias homicides in the United States from 1990 to 2019. Students in the TRC contribute to the Bias Homicide Database (BHDB), an open-source, relational database containing information on bias homicides from 1990 - 2019.
Data Snapshot: Typesofphysical and non-physicalforce bySentencing outcomes In federal human traffickingcases
The Human Trafficking Study (HTS) includes data on types of physical and non-physical force used by individuals federally charged in human trafficking and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) cases and their sentencing outcomes. The purpose of this study is to examine how sentencing outcomes are associated with the most prevalent types of (physical and non-physical) force used in the case. The sample for this data snapshot includes 476 offenders who were federally charged and convicted for sex trafficking or CSAM-related crimes.