Hate crimes against Muslims up 67 percent last year, FBI says

Reported hate crimes against Muslims rose last year to their highest number since the aftermath of the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to FBI statistics released on Monday.

Overall, the total number of hate crimes against all groups reported by law enforcement agencies to the FBI increased from 5,479 in 2014 to 5,850 last year. That remains far lower than the numbers seen in the early 2000s, but the FBI release comes amid numerous reports of attacks based on race and religion following last week's presidential election.

The most recent reporting covers calendar year 2015, which included the terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, as well as Republican Donald Trump's call for a ban on all Muslims entering the US. All of those, however, did not occur until the final two months of the year.