STATE-BY-STATE HATE CRIME LAWS
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STATE
Criminalizes
interference
with
religious
worship
Penalty
Enhancement
for crimes
motivated by
race,
religion, or
ethnicity
Penalty
Enhancement
for crimes
motivated by
sexual
orientation
Penalty
Enhancement
for crimes
motivated by
gender
Penalty
Enhancement
for crimes
motivated by
gender
identity
Penalty
Enhancement
for crimes
motivated by
disability
Penalty
Enhancement
for crimes
motivated by
political
affiliation
Alabama
X
X
Alaska
X
X
X
Arizona
X
X
X
X
Arkansas
X
California
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Colorado
X
X
X
X
Connecticut
X
X
X
X
X
Delaware
X
X
X
X
X
D.C.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Florida
X
X
X
X
Georgia
Hawaii
X
X
X
X
X
Idaho
X
X
Illinois
X
X
X
X
X
Indiana
Iowa
X
X
X
X
X
Kansas
X
X
Kentucky
X
X
Louisiana
X
X
X
X
X
Maine
X
X
X
X
Maryland
X
X
X
X
X
X
Massachusetts
X
X
X
X
X
Michigan
X
X
X
STATE
Criminalizes
interference
with
religious
worship
Penalty
Enhancement
for crimes
motivated by
race,
religion, or
ethnicity
Penalty
Enhancement
for crimes
motivated by
sexual
orientation
Penalty
Enhancement
for crimes
motivated by
gender
Penalty
Enhancement
for crimes
motivated by
gender
identity
Penalty
Enhancement
for crimes
motivated by
disability
Penalty
Enhancement
for crimes
motivated by
political
affiliation
Minnesota
X
X
X
X
X
X
Mississippi
X
X
X
Missouri
X
X
X
X
X
X
Montana
X
Nebraska
X
X
X
X
Nevada
X
X
X
X
X
X
New Hampshire
X
X
X
X
New Jersey
X
X
X
X
X
New Mexico
X
X
X
X
X
X
New York
X
X
X
X
X
North Carolina
X
X
X
North Dakota
X
X
Ohio
X
Oklahoma
X
X
X
Oregon
X
X
X
X
X
Pennsylvania
X
Rhode Island
X
X
X
X
X
South Carolina
X
X
South Dakota
X
X
Tennessee
X
X
X
X
X
Texas
X
X
X
X
Utah
Vermont
X
X
X
X
X
Virginia
X
X
Washington
X
X
X
X
X
West Virginia
X
X
X
X
Wisconsin
X
X
X
Wyoming