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| Id | City | State | Month | Year | Summary | Source | lon | lat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bella Vista | Arkansas | September | 2010 | The Bella Vista City Council met to consider banning the construction of mosques and the practice of Sharia Law within city limits. | http://nwahomepage.com/fulltext-news?nxd_id=188955 http://jonah-m-tebbetts.blogspot.com/2010/09/new-jerusalem-in-benton-cou... | -94.2732642 | 36.481464 | |
| 2 | Phoenix | Arizona | December | 2015 | Vandals shattered windows at the Islamic Cultural Center. | http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/north-phoenix/vandalism-reported-at-islamic-community-center-in-phoenix- | -112.0740373 | 33.4483771 | |
| 3 | Glendale | Arizona | August | 2010 | Two men threw an acid bomb - a soda bottle filled with acid at a mosque - targeting mosque officials standing nearby. | http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0833871920070808 | -112.1859866 | 33.5386523 | |
| 4 | Phoenix | Arizona | August | 2010 | Vandals threw paint on the floor, shot out windows, and wrote anti-Muslim slurs on the walls of a local mosque. | www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/09/08/20100908phoenix-mosque-vandalized-abrk.html#ixzz0zdBKQd7w | -112.0740373 | 33.4483771 | |
| 5 | Tucson | Arizona | April | 2007 | Vandals ransacked a local mosque, writing "Bush was here" on one of the computer screens. | 'Anti-Muslim rhetoric' cited after vandalism at mosque in UA area, Arizona Daily Star, Apr. 5, 2007 | -110.926479 | 32.2217429 | |
| 6 | Stockton | California | January | 2016 | Suspects stole a flat screen TV and a donation box with hundreds of dollars in it from Masjid Al Emaan. | http://fox40.com/2016/01/11/thieves-take-flat-screen-tv-donation-box-from-stockton-mosque/ | -121.2907796 | 37.9577016 | |
| 7 | Alameda | California | December | 2015 | Someone threw a brick through a large window at a building that is still labeled the Islamic Center of Alameda, although it was vacant at the time. The mosque had previously received hateful phone calls. | http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_29248592/alameda-vacant-building-formerly-used-by-islamic-community | -122.2416355 | 37.7652065 | |
| 8 | Richmond | California | December | 2015 | A resident yelled, Im going to kill you all at worshippers leaving the Islamic Society of West Contra Costa County, according to a mosque leader. | http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_29294710/richmond-donald-trump-supporter-arrested-suspicion-threatening-muslims | -122.3477486 | 37.9357576 | |
| 9 | Tracy | California | December | 2015 | Mosque leaders found an apparent Molotov cocktail that someone had thrown inside the gate of the Tracy Islamic Center near the side door. | http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Tracy-mosque-attacked-in-what-Muslim-leaders-say-6722167.php | -121.4252227 | 37.7396513 | |
| 10 | Hawthorne | California | December | 2015 | Vandals defaced a mosque with drawings of crosses and the name Jesus. Police also found a fake grenade at the scene. | http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/13/hawthorne-california-mosques-defaced/77259488/ | -118.3525748 | 33.9164032 | |
| 11 | Hawthorne | California | December | 2015 | Someone wrote Jesus is the way on the Islamic Center of Hawthorne building. | http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/13/hawthorne-california-mosques-defaced/77259488/ | -118.3525748 | 33.9164032 | |
| 12 | Coachella | California | December | 2015 | Someone set a mosque on fire while worshippers prayed inside. No one was injured. | http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/local/coachella/2015/12/11/structure-fire-coachella-may-mosque/77166120/ | -116.173894 | 33.6803003 | |
| 13 | Antioch | California | August | 2007 | A local mosque was torched, rendering the building unusable. | http://articles.sfgate.com/2007-08-13/bay-area/17258314_1_mosque-one-alarm-blaze-arson-investigators | -121.805789 | 38.0049214 | |
| 14 | Costa Mesa | California | January | 2010 | Burned and desecrated copies of the Quran were left at a mosque on separate occasions. | http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-mosque-vandalized,0,6306717.story http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/01/orange-county-mosque-hit-b... | -117.9186689 | 33.6411316 | |
| 15 | Cypress | California | June | 2009 | Vandals painted threats on the front wall of a local mosque, warning,"We will kill you all" and "U.S. military is going to kill you all." | www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local-beat/Racial-Slurs-Painted-on-Cypress-Mosque.html | -118.0372852 | 33.8169599 | |
| 16 | Hayward | California | August | 2012 | Four teenagers threw lemons at a mosque and struck at least one person inside. | http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_21266516 | -122.0807964 | 37.6688205 | |
| 17 | La Mirada | California | July | 2011 | Someone threw a rock through a mosque's newly installed glass doors. | http://www.whittierdailynews.com/crime/ci_18509705 | -118.0120086 | 33.9172357 | |
| 18 | Lomita | California | March | 2010 | The City Council denied a request for a zoning change that would have allowed a local mosque to its expand its facilities due to alleged traffic concerns even though a traffic study concluded that the proposed expansion would not increase traffic and the citys community development director, as well as the city planning commission, both recommended approval of the project. Since then, a lawsuit was filed against the City of Lomita challenging its decision to deny the mosque a permit. | http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/03/02/lomita-mosque/ | -118.3150722 | 33.7922392 | |
| 19 | Madera | California | August | 2010 | Vandals threw a brick at a local mosque and left signs outside that read,"Wake up America, the enemy is here," and "No temple for the god of terrorism." | www.dailypress.com/news/local/la-me-0908-madera-mosque-20100908,0,939315.story | -120.0607176 | 36.9613356 | |
| 20 | Mission Viejo | California | January | 2010 | A religious display was vandalized with spray paint and an anti-Muslim message was left on the Islamic portion of an interfaith display. | http://www.ocregister.com/news/display-226852-hate-islamic.html | -117.6719953 | 33.6000232 | |
| 21 | Morada | California | July | 2009 | The Morada Area Association, a private organization of local property owners, filed suit to stop construction of a mosque approved already approved by the local Board of Supervisors. Among the concerns cited throughout the debate over the mosque were its social and cultural implications. | http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090716/A_NEWS/307169965/-1/a_life05 | -121.2457797 | 38.0385329 | |
| 22 | Ontario | California | August | 2012 | Three pig legs were thrown on the driveway of a house of worship during Ramadan. | http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=8770248 | -117.6508876 | 34.0633443 | |
| 23 | Sacramento | California | August | 2010 | A plastic pig inscribed with "No Mosque in NYC," "Remember 9-11," and "Mo-Ham-ed" was left in a mosque's mailbox. | www.dailypress.com/topic/ktxl-news-sacramentomosquetargetedwithtoxicpig,0,6532511.story | -121.4943996 | 38.5815719 | |
| 24 | Stockton | California | April | 2011 | A mosque was burned down in a fire that also damaged nearby buildings. Investigators determined that the fire was deliberately set. | http://www.news10.net/news/local/article/139290/2/Stockton-mosque-fire-was-arson-say-investigators | -121.2907796 | 37.9577016 | |
| 25 | Bridgeport | Connecticut | August | 2010 | Picketers targeted a mosque during Ramadan and shouted "murderers" and "Jesus hates Muslims" at worshippers, including children. | www.ctpost.com/news/article/Angry-protesters-descend-on-mosque-606515.php | -73.1951767 | 41.1865478 | |
| 26 | Meriden | Connecticut | November | 2015 | Members arrived at the Baitul Aman mosque to find four bullet holes in the wall next to the prayer hall. No one was injured. | http://www.courant.com/politics/hc-meriden-malloy-prayer-service-1121-20151120-story.html | -72.8070435 | 41.5381535 | |
| 27 | Middleton | Connecticut | August | 2012 | A proposal to expand a mosques parking lot was met with concerns from neighbors and community members as well as accusations of terrorist ties by a group called Radical Islam. | http://ind.gmnews.com/news/2012-06-14/Front_Page/Planning_Board_postpones_vote_on_Islamic_Center.html | -72.6506488 | 41.5623209 | |
| 28 | Norwalk | Connecticut | April | 2012 | A group of residents hired a lawyer to oppose the construction of a local mosque. After a contentious public hearing, the Norwalk Zoning Commission rejected the mosque application. The Islamic Center has appealed the decision. | http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Proposed-mosque-in-Norwalk-draws-controversy-3462899.php | -73.4081575 | 41.117744 | |
| 29 | Wallingford | Connecticut | May | 2008 | The local planning and zoning commission denied a permit to build a mosque, citing traffic and parking concerns, after opponents of the project formed a coalition to lobby against it, and one opponent expressed concerns about Islams allegedly ill treatment of women. | http://www.myrecordjournal.com/latestnews/article_36e7c49f-dffa-5da3-beb3-59370872087f.html | -72.8230736 | 41.4570108 | |
| 30 | Titusville | Florida | January | 2016 | Someone used a machete to vandalize the Al-Mumin Mosque by ripping down lights and smashing windows. The vandal also left a slab of raw bacon at the front door. | http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/03/titusville-mosque-vandalized-pork-products-left-front-door-police-report/78238954/ | -80.8075537 | 28.6122187 | |
| 31 | Sunrise | Florida | January | 2016 | A Facebook user threatened to burn down local mosques. | http://www.wsvn.com/story/30959721/anti-muslim-facebook-post-puts-sunrise-organization-on-alert | -80.256595 | 26.1669711 | |
| 32 | North Palm Beach | Florida | December | 2015 | Police charged a 27-year-old man for allegedly breaking multiple windows at the Islamic Center of Palm Beach. | http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/crime-law/man-faces-hate-crime-charges-in-north-palm-islamic/npkNy/ | -80.0590804 | 26.8171165 | |
| 33 | St. Petersburg | Florida | November | 2015 | A nearby resident left a voice mail saying his personal militia would come to shoot those present in the head. I dont care if theyre (expletive) 2 years old or 100, the resident said. | http://wfla.com/2015/12/09/st-petersburg-mosque-beefs-up-security-following-anti-islamic-threats/ | -82.6267345 | 27.7518284 | |
| 34 | Gainesville | Florida | July | 2010 | Protestors outside of a local mosque carried signs declaring that "Islam is the devil." | www.news4jax.com/news/24148793/detail.html | -82.3248262 | 29.6516344 | |
| 35 | Jacksonville | Florida | May | 2010 | Vandals firebombed the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida. | www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/05/12/Mosque-in-Jacksonville-Fla-firebombed/UPI-85931273693653/www.news4jax.com/news/23514333/detail.html | -81.655651 | 30.3321838 | |
| 36 | Miami | Florida | June | 2010 | Vandals smashed windows and slashed tires at an Islamic center two years after it was targeted by gunfire. | www.justnews.com/news/20990455/detail.html | -80.1917902 | 25.7616798 | |
| 37 | Pompano Beach | Florida | June | 2006 | Opponents of a proposed mosque claimed that Muslims "come in to rape the community and go away," and filed a lawsuit to stop construction on the ground that mosque leaders had ties to terrorist organizations. | www.justnews.com/news/9367230/detail.html | -80.1247667 | 26.2378597 | |
| 38 | White City | Florida | December | 2008 | After mosque developers downsized their plans, the county commission unanimously approved the project despite strong opposition from local residents. | http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/dec/04/st-lucie-to-revisit-proposal-to-build-white-city/ | -80.3339391 | 27.3739304 | |
| 39 | Alpharetta | Georgia | June | 2010 | An Islamic center filed suit after the city council disregarded a favorable recommendation by the city's community development staff and denied permits to expand the center's facilities. | www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/alpharetta-votes-down-islamic-534477.html | -84.2940899 | 34.0753762 | |
| 40 | Alpharetta | Georgia | March | 2010 | Opponents of a mosque set to be built by the Hazmah Islamic Center filed suit after the Forsyth County Commission voted to approve the project. | http://www.forsythnews.com/section/5/article/6109/ | -84.2940899 | 34.0753762 | |
| 41 | Marietta | Georgia | July | 2011 | Signs of forcible entry were found at a mosque, indicating that the fire which damaged the building was set intentionally. | http://www.trivalleycentral.com/articles/2011/07/30/coolidge_examiner/religion/doc4e2f3c5578166980513267.txt | -84.5499327 | 33.952602 | |
| 42 | Lilburn | Georgia | December | 2009 | An Islamic center filed suit after the city council refused to grant permits to build a new mosque, and local opponents made anti-Muslim comments, such as "I just don't like Muslims" and "I don't want them taking over our neighborhood." | www.cbsatlanta.com/news/21406971/detail.html | -84.1429719 | 33.8901036 | |
| 43 | Wheaton | Illinois | January | 2016 | The police chief and others received an email containing a fake website claiming to represent the Islamic Center of Wheaton, advocating violent acts. Police confirmed the centers leaders were not behind the website. | -88.1070127 | 41.8661403 | ||
| 44 | Des Plaines | Illinois | July | 2010 | The city council approved an expanded parking lot for a local mosque despite objections from residents, with the Mayor explaining, that [t]here have been other churches that have had additional parking (expansions). . . . I don't remember any controversy as far as I've been on the council. | Mosque faces growing pains, Madhu Krishnamurthy, Daily Herald, July 18, 2010 | -87.8833991 | 42.0333623 | |
| 45 | Lombard | Illinois | August | 2012 | A bottle filled with acid and other unspecified materials was thrown at an Islamic school during the nighttime Ramadan prayers. | http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/08/13/islamic-school-hit-with-acid-filled-bottle-in-lombard | -88.0078435 | 41.8800296 | |
| 46 | Morton Grove | Illinois | August | 2012 | A pellet rifle was fired at a mosque during Ramadan, damaging the outer wall of the building. | http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57492050-504083/david-conrad-51-arrested-in-chicago-mosque-air-rifle-shooting/ | -87.7825621 | 42.0405852 | |
| 47 | Naperville | Illinois | April | 2010 | An Islamic group filed suit against the county after being denied a permit to build a mosque; county officials asked inappropriate questions, such as whether there would be any animal sacrifices on premise; and local opponents falsely claimed the group has ties to terrorist organizations. The DuPage County Board later changed its zoning laws to restrict the operation of new houses of worship in residential neighborhoods. | http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=371825 | -88.1535352 | 41.7508391 | |
| 48 | Wichita | Kansas | October | 2011 | A fire that caused more than $100,000 in damages to a mosque was declared arson. | http://www.ksn.com/news/local/story/Wichita-mosque-fire-declared-arson/63qQinYFbUqeedT6rQ6UGA.cspx | -97.330053 | 37.6871761 | |
| 49 | Owensboro | Kentucky | January | 2016 | A person or group of people vandalized the Islamic Center of Owensboro with ketchup, but officials are not investigating it as a hate crime since the vandal(s) left no words or symbols. | http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/mosque-vandalized-group-calls-hate-crime-investigation-36196956 | -87.1111676 | 37.7719074 | |
| 50 | Florence | Kentucky | June | 2010 | Opponents of a proposed mosque have distributed fliers urging neighbors to "to stop the takeover of our country," and have set up a website alleging that the mosque is "the first phase of a Master Plan." | www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010308160051 | -84.6266111 | 38.9989499 | |
| 51 | Mayfield | Kentucky | August | 2010 | The Board of Zoning Adjustments denied a permit for local Muslims to worship in a rented storefront, reversing the board's unanimous decision weeks earlier to grant the same permit. | www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Mayfield-to-vote-on-Mosque-Tuesday-101339299.html | -88.6367154 | 36.7417235 | |
| 52 | Bossier | Louisiana | May | 2011 | Pork was left on the door handles of a mosque so that attendees would have to touch it as they went inside. | http://www.ksla.com/story/14602327/bossier-mosque-vandalized | -93.6623239 | 32.7551322 | |
| 53 | Amherst | Massachusetts | April | 2010 | Proponents of a proposed mosque withdrew from the local planning board their application to convert a former Christian school into a mosque after encountering strident opposition from residents. | http://www.gazettenet.com/2010/06/04/mosque-drops-plans-move-amherst?SESS01f3a8851eca435fd6f0e93df97b4b35=gnews | -72.5198537 | 42.3732216 | |
| 54 | Boston | Massachusetts | July | 2009 | The Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center is in Roxbury in the heart of Boston. It is the largest Islamic center in New England, and the second largest on the East Coast. It has a very diverse membership, representing more than 25 national groups and ethnicities. After an arduous seven-year building process and five years of litigation after it became a lightning rod for controversy generated by groups that did not want the mosque to be built, it opened its doors in June 2009. | http://pluralism.org/news/continuing_stories_view/77 | -71.0588801 | 42.3600825 | |
| 55 | Gaithersburg | Maryland | November | 2008 | Vandals shot paintballs at a local mosque. | http://www.gazette.net/stories/11032008/montnew164228_32505.shtml | -77.2013705 | 39.1434406 | |
| 56 | Salisbury | Maryland | April | 2006 | Someone fired gunshots into a local mosque. | http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4828885 | -75.5993692 | 38.3606736 | |
| 57 | Walkersville | Maryland | June | 2007 | The town amended its zoning ordinance in an effort to block a mosque from being built on local farmland. | www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,307692,00.html | -77.3519285 | 39.4862126 | |
| 58 | Portland | Maine | August | 2009 | The Maine Civil Liberties Union filed suit when the city refused to allow a group of Muslims to use a former television repair shop they had purchased for prayer services and religious study. | www.pressherald.com/archive/city-sued-for-barring-use-of-building-as-mosque_2009-08-13.html | -70.2553259 | 43.661471 | |
| 59 | Portland | Maine | May | 2011 | Vandals left graffiti on the side of a mosque saying, Go home and Osama Today Islam Tomorrow (sic). | http://www.pressherald.com/news/Graffiti-on-Portland-mosque-under-invest... | -70.2553259 | 43.661471 | |
| 60 | Dearborn | Michigan | January | 2011 | A man was arrested with a vehicle full of explosives he intended to use to blow up a mosque. | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/30/roger-stockham-arrested-explosi... | -83.1763145 | 42.3222599 | |
| 61 | Detroit | Michigan | May | 2010 | Vandals damaged a local mosque twice in one week. | www.ww4report.com/node/8625 | -83.0457538 | 42.331427 | |
| 62 | East Lansing | Michigan | September | 2010 | A burned Quran was left outside of a mosque. | http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-09-14-mosque14_ST_N.htm | -84.4838654 | 42.7369792 | |
| 63 | Grand Rapids | Michigan | July | 2008 | The city planning commission unanimously rejected a proposal to convert a former school building into a Muslim worship center after neighbors vigorously objected. | http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/07/heritage_hill_group_objects_to.html | -85.6680863 | 42.9633599 | |
| 64 | Northville | Michigan | November | 2009 | After numerous neighbors protested, the zoning board of appeals denied a request for a variance that would have enabled a local mosque to build a parking lot in front of the building. | http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/11/northville_township_mosque_fac.html | -83.4832692 | 42.4311464 | |
| 65 | Marshall | Minnesota | April | 2012 | A sign outside of a mosque was defaced with spray paint. | http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2608131.shtml?cat=1 | -95.7911916 | 44.448423 | |
| 66 | St. Anthony | Minnesota | June | 2012 | The St. Anthony City Council rejected plans for a local Islamic center after a public meeting. Some of those who spoke against the center expressed their anti-Muslim bias with statements such as, 'Islam is evil.' | http://www.startribune.com/local/158785005.html | -93.2179335 | 45.0205565 | |
| 67 | Cape Girardeau | Missouri | May | 2009 | Several windows were destroyed at a mosque in an act of vandalism that was later determined to be motivated by discrimination. | http://www.semissourian.com/story/1569159.html | -89.5181476 | 37.3058839 | |
| 68 | Joplin | Missouri | August | 2012 | A mosques wooden sign was ruined in an arsonists fire. Four years later, the roof of the same mosque was set on fire. A month after that, the entire mosque was burned to the ground. The FBI has joined the investigation. | http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/06/us/missouri-mosque-burned/index.htmlhttp://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/x212155883/FBI-investigating-tor... | -94.513281 | 37.0842271 | |
| 69 | Springfield | Missouri | January | 2011 | Vandals used graffiti to put hateful messages on the walls of an Islamic Center. In April, the same people left two burnt copies of the Quran with a note that said Death to Islam in front of the Islamic Center. | http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article52075645.html | -93.2922989 | 37.2089572 | |
| 70 | St. Louis | Missouri | September | 2010 | Vandals spray-painted the phrase worship satan on the side of a mosque twice over the course of two weeks. | http://www.kmov.com/news/local/South-St-Louis-mosque-vandalized-103633489.html | -90.1994042 | 38.6270025 | |
| 71 | Madison | Mississippi | August | 2009 | More than 300 residents signed a petition opposing the construction of a proposed mosque, with many citing fears about radical Islam. | www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/mosque_still_debated_in_madison_080309/ | -90.1153638 | 32.4618086 | |
| 72 | Durham | North Carolina | November | 2009 | A local mosque was vandalized three times in one year and worshippers were told to "go to hell." | www.newsobserver.com/2009/11/04/174919/durham-mosque-is-vandalized.html | -78.898619 | 35.9940329 | |
| 73 | Omaha | Nebraska | January | 2016 | Two masked men wrapped bacon around a door handle at the Omaha Islamic Center and threw rocks at the glass doors. It is the fourth vandalism incident at the mosque since August. | http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/FBI-Asked-to-Probe-Omaha-Mosque-Vandalism-as-Hate-Crime-365214221.html | -95.9979883 | 41.2523634 | |
| 74 | Omaha | Nebraska | November | 2015 | Someone spray-painted an Eiffel Tower peace symbol on the mosque after the attacks in Paris. | http://www.ketv.com/news/vandals-target-omaha-islamic-center-with-paris-peace-sign/36477480 | -95.9979883 | 41.2523634 | |
| 75 | Omaha | Nebraska | November | 2015 | A surveillance camera showed someone attempting to break a glass door at the Islamic Center. | http://journalstar.com/news/local/911/islamic-center-reports-nd-attempt-at-vandalism/article_63f829f8-790e-574c-979b-b9b324ef591f.html | -95.9979883 | 41.2523634 | |
| 76 | Omaha | Nebraska | August | 2015 | At least two people broke a glass door at the mosque by throwing an estimated 40-pound boulder at it. | http://www.omaha.com/news/crime/rock-breaks-glass-door-at-islamic-center-of-omaha/article_f59458a4-4a74-11e5-9e08-570073c6526a.html | -95.9979883 | 41.2523634 | |
| 77 | Omaha | Nebraska | October | 2008 | A rock was thrown through the glass front door of a mosque, shattering it. | http://www.ketv.com/newsarchive/17777058/detail.html | -95.9979883 | 41.2523634 | |
| 78 | Jersey City | New Jersey | December | 2015 | An Islamic Center received a letter that said in part, We do not want you here. We do not like you. You are evil, and previously received a hateful voice mail. | http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/12/09/jersey-city-mosque-threat/ | -74.0776417 | 40.7281575 | |
| 79 | Basking Ridge | New Jersey | December | 2015 | The Bernards Township Planning Board denied a plan for a mosque on a residential lot after 3.5 years of public hearings. | https://www.tapinto.net/towns/warren/articles/bernards-township-planning-board-denies-mosque-pl-2 | -74.5493284 | 40.7066174 | |
| 80 | Bridgewater | New Jersey | April | 2011 | An Islamic group sued the town after it changed zoning rules to prevent a mosque from opening in a residential neighborhood. | http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870418760457628950378460467... | -74.6049061 | 40.5939636 | |
| 81 | Piscataway | New Jersey | August | 2009 | The Muslim Center of Middlesex County proposed to expand its existing facility, which has sparked objections from some residents. | http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/08/piscataway_mosque_looks_to_exp.html | -74.4642861 | 40.554887 | |
| 82 | Rockaway Borough | New Jersey | March | 2008 | Residents filed suit to overturn the local zoning boards approval of a plan to convert an area building into a mosque. | http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2009/10/piscataway_zoning_meeting_to_d.html | -74.514102 | 40.8958681 | |
| 83 | Wayne | New Jersey | July | 2006 | After stonewalling approval of a plan to build an Islamic center and mosque for three years, the township of Wayne attempted to exercise eminent domain over the proposed site property, prompting mosque officials to sue. | www.strausnews.com/articles/2006/07/27/west_milford_messenger/news/8.txt | -74.2765441 | 40.9253725 | |
| 84 | Las Vegas | Nevada | December | 2015 | A man put raw bacon strips on the door handles at Masjid-e-Tawheed that worshippers found as they arrived for Sunday morning prayer. | http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/muslim-civil-rights-group-calls-hate-crime-inquiry-after-vegas-mosque-vandalized | -115.1398296 | 36.1699412 | |
| 85 | Queens | New York | January | 2012 | A Molotov cocktail was thrown at an Islamic center. The man responsible said that he intended 'to inflict as much damage as possible and take out as many Muslims and Arabs as possible.' | http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/01/01/authorities-investigate-possible-fire-attack-at-queens-islamic-center/ | -73.7948516 | 40.7282239 | |
| 86 | Amherst | New York | May | 2011 | A sign was placed on a lawn neighboring a mosque that read, 'Bomb Making: Next Driveway.' | http://abcnews.go.com/US/mosque-controversy-bomb-making-sign-riles-neighbors/story?id=13574728 | -78.7914222 | 42.9756133 | |
| 87 | Brooklyn | New York | May | 2011 | Local residents have vowed to stop construction of a mosque in the Sheepshead Bay area, with one neighbor even threatening to bomb it. After Osama Bin Ladens death, graffiti was found at the construction site reading, Hes Dead. | www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/37/all_mosquegiveaway_2010_9_10_bk.html | -73.9441579 | 40.6781784 | |
| 88 | Carlton | New York | August | 2010 | A group of teenagers hurled obscenities at Muslim worshippers, shot a gun outside of a mosque, and sideswiped a congregant. | www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100914/NEWS01/100914001/1002/NEWS/Holley-teens-face-more-charges-in-mosque-case | -78.1908541 | 43.327836 | |
| 89 | Hudson | New York | September | 2010 | Three men spray-painted an anti-Muslim epithet on the back wall of a mosque. | http://online.wsj.com/article/APebf11f7773e04470bfe7007e7b474aa1.html | -73.790959 | 42.2528649 | |
| 90 | Huntington | New York | October | 2010 | A jar of nails was thrown at a mosque. | http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/10/21/cops-suspect-threw-jar-of-nail... | -73.425676 | 40.8681539 | |
| 91 | Manhattan | New York | May | 2010 | A proposed Islamic community center in Lower Manhattan drew strong opposition both locally and nationally; though two local governmental bodies have denied efforts to block construction of the proposed center, the controversy continues, and one group has filed a lawsuit to stop the center's construction. | www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/nyregion/12sept11.html | -73.9712488 | 40.7830603 | |
| 92 | New Hyde Park | New York | October | 2010 | A request for a variance to build a parking lot for a local mosque drew a packed crowd and opposition at a zoning board hearing. | http://www.antonnews.com/illustratednews/news/10802-residents-pack-zoning-hearing-on-islamic-center.html | -73.6879082 | 40.7351018 | |
| 93 | New York | New York | August | 2010 | An intoxicated man entered a mosque during evening prayers, called those present terrorists, and urinated on prayer rugs. | http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38863919/ns/us_news-life/' | -74.0059413 | 40.7127837 | |
| 94 | Cincinnati | Ohio | December | 2005 | Two pipe bombs were detonated outside of a local mosque. | www.wlwt.com/news/22020552/detail.html | -84.5120196 | 39.1031182 | |
| 95 | Columbus | Ohio | December | 2010 | A Muslim woman was threatened and sprayed with pepper spray outside of an Islamic Center. | http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2010/12/21/story-columbus... | -82.9987942 | 39.9611755 | |
| 96 | Dayton | Ohio | September | 2008 | A ten-year-old girl was sprayed in the face with a chemical while attending Ramadan services. | http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/09/27/... | -84.1916069 | 39.7589478 | |
| 97 | Sugarcreek Township | Ohio | January | 2008 | Opponents of a proposed mosque declared, We just feel that Christianity is right and that Islam is wrong. Therefore, we take a stand to see (a mosque) not in our community. The zoning board of appeals rejected plans for the mosque in January 2008, but approved a scaled back version in September 2008, despite vocal opposition. | http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/01/27/ddn012708mosque.html | -84.0695961 | 39.6141572 | |
| 98 | Toledo | Ohio | September | 2012 | A gasoline fire on the main floor of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo was ruled to be arson. | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/03/toledo-mosque-arson_n_1934488.html? | -83.555212 | 41.6639383 | |
| 99 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | August | 2012 | Vandals fired paintballs at the doors of a mosque then fled the scene. | http://newsok.com/article/3700402 | -97.5164276 | 35.4675602 | |
| 100 | Corvallis | Oregon | November | 2010 | An arsonist set fire to an Islamic center.A federal grand jury indicted the arsonist on federal hate crime and arson charges. | http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/28/national/main7096810.shtml | -123.2620435 | 44.5645659 | |
| 101 | Philadelphia | Rhode Island | December | 2015 | Vandals deposited a severed pigs head outside the door of the Al Aqsa Islamic Society, prompting a police and FBI investigation. | http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/crime/mosque-vandalized-in-north-smithfield | -71.4774291 | 41.5800945 | |
| 102 | Florence | South Carolina | October | 2010 | Vandals defaced the walkway of a mosque, using bacon strips to spell out PIG CHUMP in an apparent effort to offend Muslim worshippers who do not eat pork. The mosque was also vandalized earlier this year when newly installed windows were smashed. | http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=524982 | -79.7625625 | 34.1954331 | |
| 103 | Taylors | South Carolina | August | 2009 | Vandals scratched "death to Muslims" into a sidewalk leading into the mosque. | www.foxcarolina.com/news/20562663/detail.html | -82.2962268 | 34.9203946 | |
| 104 | Antioch | Tennessee | June | 2010 | Opponents of a proposed mosque organized a petition in an effort to dissuade a property owner from selling to an Islamic group. | www.wsmv.com/news/24072307/detail.html | -85.7169264 | 35.8572885 | |
| 105 | Brentwood | Tennessee | May | 2010 | A local Islamic group withdrew a plan to build a mosque after public outcry. | Brentwood mosque not alone in defeat, The Tennessean, May 23, 2010 | -86.7827772 | 36.0331164 | |
| 106 | Columbia | Tennessee | February | 2008 | Neo-Nazis burned down a mosque. | http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330504,00.html | -87.0352831 | 35.6150716 | |
| 107 | Knoxville | Tennessee | September | 2010 | A burned Quran was left outside of a mosque. | http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-09-14-mosque14_ST_N.htm | -83.9207392 | 35.9606384 | |
| 108 | Murfreesboro | Tennessee | May | 2010 | Opponents of a planned mosque have vandalized the mosque site, including setting fire to construction vehicles. | http://abcnews.go.com/WN/murfreesboro-tennessee-mosque-plan-draws-criticism-residents/story?id=10956381 | -86.39027 | 35.8456213 | |
| 109 | Nashville | Tennessee | February | 2010 | Vandals spray-painted "Muslims go home" on a mosque and left a vitriolic, hate-filled letter railing against the Muslim faith. | http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/community-reaches-out-local-islamic-center-after-hate-crime | -86.7816016 | 36.1626638 | |
| 110 | Richardson | Texas | December | 2015 | Protesters, about half of them armed with rifles, stood outside the Islamic Association of North Texas. They call themselves the Bureau of American-Islamic Relations. | http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Texas-Mosque-Draws-Protest-Counter-Protest-Demonstrations-361689561.html | -96.7298519 | 32.9483335 | |
| 111 | Irving | Texas | November | 2015 | About a dozen demonstrators protested outside the Islamic Center of Irving with guns, calling themselves the Bureau of American-Islamic Relations. | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/irving-texas-armed-mosque-protest_5651eddfe4b0d4093a581d14 | -96.9488945 | 32.8140177 | |
| 112 | Pflugerville | Texas | November | 2015 | A member of the Islamic Center of Pflugerville found a ripped-up Quran covered in feces at the mosque. | http://www.kvue.com/story/news/crime/2015/11/16/police-vandals-tore-apart-dumped-feces-quran-mosque/75884812/ | -97.6200043 | 30.4393696 | |
| 113 | Arlington | Texas | July | 2010 | Vandals burned playground equipment at a mosque and spray-painted a picture of Uncle Sam assaulting Allah in the parking lot. | www.publicbroadcasting.net/kera/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1685053 | -97.1080656 | 32.735687 | |
| 114 | Houston | Texas | May | 2011 | Arsonists broke through a mosques window, poured gasoline on the carpet, and started a fire. | http://www.khou.com/news/121966654.html | -95.3698028 | 29.7604267 | |
| 115 | Houston | Texas | October | 2009 | A vandal scrawled religious slurs on the outside walls of a local mosque. | www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6658660.html | -95.3698028 | 29.7604267 | |
| 116 | Katy | Texas | December | 2006 | Opponents of a plan to construct a mosque held pig races every Friday evening on bordering property in hopes of offending Muslims on their holy day. | www.katytimes.com/articles/2006/12/04/news/01news.txt | -95.8243956 | 29.7857853 | |
| 117 | Lubbock | Texas | October | 2006 | Vandals attacked a local mosque three times in one month. | http://lubbockonline.com/stories/102606/loc_102606030.shtml | -101.8551665 | 33.5778631 | |
| 118 | San Antonio | Texas | September | 2010 | A mosque was vandalized with spraypaint and worshippers cars were targeted with graffiti and anti-Muslim messages. | http://www.kens5.com/news/Local-Mosque-Vandalized-102283944.html | -98.4936282 | 29.4241219 | |
| 119 | Chantilly | Virginia | May | 2012 | An eighteen-year-old man was arrested for vandalism after he broke several windows and caused about $60,000 worth of damage to a mosque that was under construction. | http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/05/11/police-make-arrest-in-chantilly-mosque-vandalism-case/ | -77.4310992 | 38.8942786 | |
| 120 | Harrisonburg | Virginia | September | 2012 | A mosque was spray-painted with obscene graffiti. | http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-mosques-vandalized-area-muslim-leaders-call-for-calm/2012/09/15/88e80d86-ff63-11e1-b153-218509a954e1_story.html | -78.8689155 | 38.4495688 | |
| 121 | Bellevue | Washington | June | 2010 | Vandals smeared excrement on an Islamic center's van, which featured advertisements promoting Islam. | www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/news/97187474.html | -122.2006786 | 47.610377 | |
| 122 | Green Bay | Wisconsin | August | 2010 | Opponents of a proposed mosque, including city council members, made a number of anti-Muslim remarks. | www.sheboyganpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20108180478 | -88.019826 | 44.519159 | |
| 123 | Gillette | Wyoming | November | 2015 | A resident organized a Facebook page against Islam and confronted those attending Friday prayer at the towns first mosque. Members of the Facebook group have threatened to throw bacon at the mosque. | http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/gillettes-first-mosque-draws-anti-refugee-anger | -105.5022205 | 44.2910915 |
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