Mapping Attacks Against Muslims

Heading: Mapping Attacks Against Muslims | The Bridge Initiative
Published July 8 2015

Interactive map of the United States showing number of attacks on Muslims between November 1 2014 and July 1 2015

Subheading: 52 Attacks Since November 1, 2014
Number of attacks by state in no particular order. These incidents were compiled by The Bridge Initiative from local and national news reports

Massachusetts 2
Minnesota 2
Montana 0
North Dakota 0
Hawaii 0
Idaho 0
Washington 6
Arizona 3
California 3
Colorado 0
Nevada 0
New Mexico 0
Oregon 1
Utah 0
Wyoming 0
Arkansas 0
Iowa 2
Kansas 0
Missouri 2
Nebraska 0
Oklahoma 1
South Dakota 0
Louisiana 0
Texas 6
Connecticut 0
New Hampshire 0
Rhode Island 1
Vermont 0
Alabama 0
Florida 0
Georgia 0
Mississippi 0
South Carolina 0
Illinois 3
Indiana 0
Kentucky 2
North Carolina 5
Ohio 2
Tennessee 0
Virginia 0
Wisconsin 0
West Virginia 0
Delaware 0
District of Columbia 2
Maryland 2
New Jersey 1
New York 0
Pennsylvania 0
Maine 0
Michigan 5
Alaska 0

Descriptions by line:

[1] States with Highest Total Attacks
[2] Washington State: 6. The Seattle area saw a wave of anti- Muslim attacks in 2015, including numerous vandalisms
[3] North Carolina: 5. After 3 Muslim students were killed in Chapel Hill, a Muslim family’s home in Charlotte was sprayed with bullets
[4] Texas: 6/ With one of the largest Muslim populations in the country, Texas Muslims faced numerous attacks

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