{"id":9051,"date":"2021-04-21T13:59:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T18:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/one-third-of-asian-americans-fear-threats-physical-attacks-and-most-say-violence-against-them-is-rising\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T23:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:57:03","slug":"one-third-of-asian-americans-fear-threats-physical-attacks-and-most-say-violence-against-them-is-rising","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/04\/21\/one-third-of-asian-americans-fear-threats-physical-attacks-and-most-say-violence-against-them-is-rising\/","title":{"rendered":"One-third of Asian Americans fear threats, physical attacks and most say violence against them is rising"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Note: For the latest data on this topic, read our 2022 blog post<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amid widespread reports of discrimination<\/a> and violence<\/a> against Asian Americans during the coronavirus outbreak<\/a>, 32% of Asian adults say they have feared someone might threaten or physically attack them \u2013 a greater share than other racial or ethnic groups. The vast majority of Asian adults (81%) also say violence against them is increasing, far surpassing the share of all U.S. adults (56%) who say the same, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new survey was conducted April 5 to 11, after the fatal shooting<\/a> of six Asian women and two other people in the Atlanta area on March 16 and assaults on Asian Americans<\/a> that occurred that same month (Asian adults were interviewed in English only). President Joe Biden spoke out against<\/a> anti-Asian discrimination and violence a few days after the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How we did this<\/div>