We just released our 2024 civil rights report, titled "Fatal: The Resurgence of Anti-Muslim Hate." The report documented the highest number of complaints we have ever received in our 30-year history.
In 2023, we received a total of 8,061 complaints of anti-Muslim incidents. Immigration & asylum cases comprised 20% of the complaints. Employment discrimination (15%), education discrimination (8.5%), and hate crimes and incidents (7.5%) are among the highest reported categories.
Nearly half of all complaints we received in 2023 were reported in the final three months of the year, following the start of the Israeli assault on Gaza.
Our last report recorded a drop in the number of complaints received by our offices for the first time in our history. The numbers, however, have shot back up.
Our report notes that the 2023 wave of anti-Muslim incidents was a 56% jump over the previous year and surpassed even the period following the implementation of President Trump’s Muslim Ban, which saw a 32% jump over the previous year.
The report also shows a breakdown of the complaints we received by state.
Read the full report: bit.ly/caircivilrights2024