Who has hate crime laws and who has "sexual orientation" as a protected group in their hate crime laws?

 

19 states that include s.o. in their laws (including District of Colombia)

19 states that exclude s.o. in their laws

9 states without hate crime laws

3 states with unclear laws

Arizona

Alabama

Arkansas

Maryland

California

Alaska

Georgia

Texas

Connecticut

Colorado

Hawaii

Utah

Deleware

Idaho

Indiana

 

District of Columbia

Michigan

Kansas

 

Florida

Mississippi

Kentucky

 

Illinois

Missouri

New Mexico

 

Iowa

Montana

South Carolina

 

Louisiana

New York

Wyoming

 

Maine

North Carolina

   

Massachusetts

North Dakota

   

Minnesota

Ohio

   

Nebraska

Oklahoma

   

Nevada

Pennsylvania

   

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

   

New Jersey

South Dakota

   

Oregon

Tennessee

   

Vermont

Virginia

   

Washington

West Virginia

   

Wisconsin

     

 

 

[main page] [organizations] [laws] [states]