Quite the opposite is true -- not just in the seven states that have no bias-crime laws, but in much of rural America, where bias crimes routinely go unreported, uninvestigated, and unprosecuted:

Quite the opposite is true -- not just in the seven states that have no bias-crime laws, but in much of rural America, where bias crimes routinely go unreported, uninvestigated, and unprosecuted:

in reference to: Why we need a federal hate-crime law: Exhibit A in rural Pennsylvania | Crooks and Liars (view on Google Sidewiki)