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Hate crimes dip slightly, but surge against Latinos, FBI reports

Hate crimes targeting people in 2018 surged to their highest levels in 16 years despite a slight overall dip in the number of hate crimes, the FBI said in a report released Tuesday.

The FBI's tally, which used data submitted by more than 2,000 police departments and law enforcement agencies, logged 7,120 hate crimes. The total is 55 lower than 2017, a decline of less than 1%.

The drop is the first time hate crimes have gone down in four years. But it's tiny when compared to long-term trends in increased hate crimes. Aside from last year, the total

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