The numbers are in. 255 hate crimes in 2021. 244 in 2022. 187 in 2023. 174 in 2024. On paper that looks like progress. But in the same period organized hate and antigovernment groups in Alabama increased by 25 percent — including KKK chapters, neo-Confederate organizations, and neo-Nazi groups. Sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity are not protected under Alabama's hate crime law. Federal hate crime prevention funding is being cut. And the communities most targeted have the least reason to trust the system they would need to report to. The reported numbers went down. The organized hate went up. Today we talk about what that gap means. Let's have this conversation.

00:00 — Disclaimer02:55 — Mission04:05 — Opening: The numbers went down — but the organized hate groups went up 25 percent. Hold both facts at the same time.06:04 — Background: The national baseline, Alabama's three year trend, and the legal gaps that leave LGBTQ Alabamians unprotected10:34 — The Data: 58.3% of hate crimes against persons, the gender identity spike from 3 to 18 in one year, and 25 active hate groups operating in the state14:15 — Personal Truth: From the 16th Street Baptist Church to 2024 — this is not ancient history, it is a continuation19:58 — Close/Action Steps: Know the numbers, follow the series, and understand what the reported decrease is not telling you

DOJ Hate Crimes State Data — justice.gov/hatecrimes/state-data/alabama

FBI Crime Data Explorer — cde.ucr.cjis.gov

SPLC 2024 Year in Hate and Extremism — splcenter.org

Follow the show wherever you get your podcasts.

Goodpods Podcast🏆 #3 in the Top 100 Personal Journals Monthly chart leaderboard🏆 #7 in the Top 100 Cult Weekly chart🏆 #8 in the Top 100 Cult Monthly chart🏆 #10 in the Top 100 Business News Monthly chart

Alabama hate crimes 2024, FBI hate crime statistics Alabama, SPLC hate groups Alabama, hate crimes Black Americans Alabama, Alabama hate crime law, KKK Alabama 2024, neo-Nazi Alabama, hate crime underreporting, gender identity hate crimes Alabama, hate crimes through 2024 series, Afternoon Coffee Break Darren Watts, hate crime prevention funding cuts,

Hate Crimes Through 2024: Alabama