The distribution of White supremacist propaganda in 2021 reached the second-highest level recorded since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking it, the group announced on Thursday.
Highlights
- There were 4,851 documented cases of racist, anti-Semitic and anti-LGBTQ fliers, stickers, banners and posters distributed in the United States last year.
- That’s an average of 13 incidents per day, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
- Hateful propaganda was reported in every state except Hawaii, the group says.
- The states of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Texas had the most reports with more than 300 incidents each, the report says.
- There were 352 documented cases last year, compared to 277 in 2020, the ADL said.