Each color-coded dot on this map represents an incident or event that reflects Islamophobic attitudes, ranging from instances of harassment and vandalism to national political speech and elections. Click on individual dots to reveal a short description of the event and a source for additional reading. Each pop-up box also indicates the year because this map includes all items from the dataset. It may be easier to click on individual events/incidents if you use the zoom function, which will also enable you to differentiate data points in crowded areas. You can “grab” the map to move around the country by left clicking your mouse and holding it down. You can view a single type of incident/event or multiple types of incidents/events by using the click box in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
There is further description of these categories below. The map includes complete (if not exhaustive) data for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 (regular updates) as well as partial data from 2011-2013. We also have a map of Islamophobic events and incidents as they accumulate over time, showing when and where spikes of activity occur, and an interactive map layered by year, and an interactive map layered by gender of victim.
Crimes Against People includes incidents in which law enforcement has identified and charged a suspect with a crime, including but not limited to assault, battery, physical harassment, murder, attempted murder, and hate crimes.
Legislation refers to bills and/or laws that target, either explicitly or implicitly, American Muslim communities in discriminatory ways.
Public Campaigns includes concerted and coordinated efforts by private individuals or organizations to intimidate, defame, or smear Islam or American Muslims, exclude American Muslims from the fabric of local, state, or national public life, or prevent American Muslims and American Muslim communities from pursuing activities that are their right by virtue of residency or citizenship.
Public Speech (Political Figures) includes speech acts by public officials (elected or appointment) that single out in negative fashion Islam, American Muslims, or American Muslim communities.
Crimes Against Property includes vandalism to public property or to privately held property, such as mosques, community centers, and Muslim-owned businesses.
Bias Related Incident is a broad category that includes but is not limited to violent attacks in which no suspects have been identified or no charges have been filed, verbal harassment, various forms of discrimination, and hate speech.