Early warning for American communities
We watch public online threats against communities of faith and other targeted groups, find the ones moving from talk toward an attack, and get that intelligence to law enforcement before it happens.
What the official count shows
Every year the FBI counts the hate crimes local agencies report to it. The 2025 numbers are below. They only cover agencies that file, and only what reaches a police report.
Victims by bias motivation, single-bias, 2025
Incidents reported, 2023 to 2025
Bars start at zero. The 2025 drop also reflects which agencies filed, so a lower count does not by itself mean less hate.
One watch, fifty states
A threat posted in one state is often aimed at a synagogue, mosque or church in another. Local agencies see their own jurisdiction. We read across all of them and send each alert to the agency that covers the target.
Identify. Analyze. Inform.
We focus on the point where hateful speech turns into a plan to hurt people. We do not police opinions.
Identify
We monitor posts, forums, channels and other legally available data for threats against communities. We never use fake identities to get into private groups.
Analyze
Analysts score each threat for escalation: specificity, a named target, means, timing. Every product is marked as analysis, which can be wrong, so agencies can weigh it.
Inform
Alerts go to the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction, and briefings and training help officers understand how hate escalates and what it turns into.
The Watchkeeper Project
Communities watching out for communities. Watchkeeper connects houses of worship, schools and community groups to the center, so the people closest to a threat can report it and hear back.
Partners get a direct line for tips, plain-language guidance on what to report, and alerts when a threat names their community.
NCTIC is an independent nonprofit, non-governmental organization. It is not a government agency, does not act under government authority, and does not make or enforce laws.
We take no position on immigration or other policy questions and do not blame threats on any group. Our anchor is simple: the law says no violence against people, whoever they are.
Law enforcement and partners
Agencies, community security groups and houses of worship can reach the center directly. Email works best for sending material.