The United States Congress defines a hate crime as a “criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, ethnic origin or sexual orientation.” The following facts and figures are from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2012 annual hate crime statistics report.

• Hate Groups by the Numbers

  There are 939 active hate groups in the United States – a 56 percent increase since 2000. The number of such groups surged in response to the election of the first African-American president, Barack Obama,  and the economic downturn.

• Hate Crime Incidents 

  In 2012, there were a total of 5,796 hate crime incidents nationwide, with 7,164 victims.

• Hate Crimes, Race 

  Most hate crimes are motivated by racial bias, accounting for 48 percent of all such reports.

• Hate Crimes, Ethnic Break Down

  Hate crimes against Black people far outnumber hate crimes against the larger white population.

  The share of racial-ethnic incidents is as follows: anti-Black, 52 percent; anti-white, 19 percent; anti-Hispanic, 11 percent; anti-other ethnicity, 8 percent; anti-multiple races, 3 percent; anti-Asian, 3 percent; anti-American Indian, 3 percent.

• Hate Crimes, Religion

  The number of hate crimes motivated by religious bias nearly tripled from 10 percent in 2004 to 28 percent in 2012, while the percentage of hate crimes motivated by gender bias more than doubled from 12 percent to 26 percent during the same period.

• Hate Groups 

  The most prevalent hate groups in 2012 were the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, white nationalists and racist skinheads.

• Hate Crime Offenders by Race

  Of the 5,331 known hate crime offenders, 54.6 percent are white and 23.3 percent are Black.

• Hate Crime Offenders by Age

  Half of all the hate crimes in America are committed by people between the ages of 15 and 24.

• Hate Crimes Against the Homeless 

  There were 109 violent acts against the homeless reported in the 2013, half of the attacks were committed by people younger than 20 years old.  Seventy-two percent of the attacks were committed by people younger than 30.

  Currently, homeless people are not accounted for in federal hate crime statistics, but have some protection under laws in seven states – Alaska, California, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Rhode Island and Washington –along with Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, Cleveland, Los Angeles and Seattle.

 

 

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Health Benefits of Cumin

The health benefits of cumin include its ability to aid in digestion, improve immunity and treat piles, insomnia, respiratory disorders, asthma, bronchitis, common cold, lactation, anemia, skin disorders, boils and cancer. Many of you might remember having hated those curries and soups which had roasted or fried cumin seeds in them when you were kids, because they looked like small black insects. However, you probably liked the taste. So your mother might have removed these flavorful parts before she served you the food. That was cumin!Cumin, scientifically known as Cuminum Cyminum, belongs to family Apiaceae and is extensively used in culinary practices of the Indian Subcontinent and some other Asian, African and Latin American countries as a condiment or spice. Those who are of the opinion that spices are bad for one’s health should note that cumin can be beneficial for some of the most dangerous diseases, and is generally consider a boost for overall health. Let’s explore just how it benefits your health in the section below.

The coccyx is the very bottom portion of the spine. It represents a vestigial tail (hence the common term “tailbone”) and consists of three or more very small bones fused together. The coccyx is made up of between three and five separate or fused vertebrae.

While it was originally thought that the coccyx is always fused together (with no movement between the coccygeal vertebrae), it is now known that the entire coccyx is not one solid bone but often there is some limited movement between the bones permitted by the fibrous joints and ligaments.

The coccyx articulates with the sacrum through a vestigial disc, and is also connected to the sacrum with ligaments . There is very limited movement between the coccyx and the sacrum.

Why Do More Coccyx Injuries Occur in Women Than Men?

The majority of coccyx injuries occur in women because:

• The women’s coccyx is rotated, leaving it more exposed to injury
• Women have a broader pelvis, which means that sitting places pressure on their coccyx (male anatomy causes them to sit without much pressure on the coccyx)
• Childbirth is a common cause of the condition.