Fjendtlige udfald og handlinger vendt mod muslimer i USA udviste ifølge [[FBI]] en kraftig stigning efter [[terrorangrebet den 11. september 2001]].<ref name=fbiData/><ref>[https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-09-12/data-hate-crimes-against-muslims-increased-after-911 Data: Hate crimes against Muslims increased after 9/11. Public Radio International's hjemmeside 12. september 2016.]</ref><ref>[https://www.information.dk/moti/anmeldelse/2016/08/islamofobiens-frontloebere?lst_tag Islamofobiens frontløbere. Boganmeldelse ''The Islamophobia Industry'' i dagbladet Information 6. august 2016.]</ref> Antimuslimske [[hadforbrydelse]]r (herunder brandstiftelse) har således oplevet en kraftig stigning i USA siden 2001 ifølge FBI's årlige statistik over hadforbrydelser.<ref name=fbiData>FBI opgør anti-islamiske hadforbrydelser rettet imod personer eller ejendom i sine årlige opgørelser: [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2013/tables/4tabledatadecpdf/table_4_offenses_offense_type_by_bias_motivation_2013.xls 2013], [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2012/tables-and-data-declarations/4tabledatadecpdf/table_4_offenses_offense_type_by_bias_motivation_2012.xls 2012], [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2011/tables/table-4 2011], [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2010/tables/table-4-offenses-offense-type-by-bias-motivation-2010.xls 2010], [https://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2009/data/table_04.html 2009], [https://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2008/data/table_04.html 2008], [https://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2007/table_04.htm 2007], [https://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2006/table4.html 2006], [https://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2005/table4.htm 2005], [https://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2004/hctable4.htm 2004], [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2003/hatecrime03.pdf 2003], [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2002/hatecrime02.pdf 2002], [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2001/hatecrime01.pdf 2001], [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2000/hatecrime00.pdf 2000], [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/1999/hatecrime99.pdf 1999], [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/1998/hatecrime98.pdf 1998], [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/1997/hatecrime97.pdf 1997], og [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/1996/hatecrime96.pdf 1996].</ref> Såvel i 2015 som i 2016 steg antallet af hadforbrydelser mod muslimer igen ifølge FBI.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/11/13/hate-crimes-in-the-united-states-increased-last-year-the-fbi-says/ Hate crimes in the United States increased last year, the FBI says. Washington Post's hjemmeside 13. november 2017.]</ref>
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