### Question
What does crime of violence motivated by gender mean?


### Answer
**Crime of violence motivated by gender** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 13981*:

> a crime of violence committed because of gender or on the basis of gender, and due, at least in part, to an animus based on the victim's gender

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 13981*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 136-VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER III-VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN > Part C-Civil Rights for Women**

