### Question
Can you define what hate crime means?


### Answer
**Hate crime** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 7141*:

> a crime as described in section 1(b) of the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 7141*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 69-SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES > SUBCHAPTER IV-SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES > Part 1A-State Grants for Drug and Violence Prevention Programs > subpart 3-general provisions**

