helping to put this week's attack into perspective is "washington post" reporter christopher ingrahamining me from baltimore. according to the f.b.i. violent crime numbers have steadily been declining over the last two decades but what about hate crimes? >> hate crimes are basically flat, and that's kind of an interesting-- it's an interesting slice of data. basically, there are numbers from both the f.b.i. and the bureau of justice statistics. the bureau of justice statistics shows there are about 300,000 hate crimes each year. and that's been pretty steady going all the way back to 2004. and one of the really interesting things is that this number has held steady, even as the number of active hate groups in the united states has decreased according to the southern poverty law center. and one thing that a lot of people thinks is happening is. toints to lone wolf actors, like potentially the situation in charleston. and that's a concerning development for law enforcement officials. >>officials. >> sreenivasan: so are the targets still the same people whether they're from hate groups o