The FBI collects extensive data on hate crimes each year, but more than 2,700 local law enforcement agencies are not submitting the information, according to an investigation by The Associated Press. Thousands more file reports with the FBI only sporadically.
Questions and answers about the federal reporting system, known as the Uniform Crime Reporting program:
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WHAT IS THE UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING SYSTEM?
Congress passed a law in 1930 authorizing the attorney general to compile crime statistics. Law enforcement agencies representing cities, counties, tribes, states, federal offices and colleges participate in the program, which remains voluntary.