Derika B. Sutton
Hate Crime Program Owner, FBI, U.S. Department of Justice
2023, 2024, 2025
Derika B. Sutton is the Program Owner for the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program Hate Crime Statistics Data Collection. Ms. Sutton facilitated the first ever Hate Crime Symposium, August 2023 and the first annual Hate Crime Awareness Week, October 2024, both held at CJIS. Ms. Sutton was a presenter at the 2023 and 2024 Eradicate Hate Global Summit. She collaborates with additional government agencies and advocacy/community groups regarding increased NIBRS reporting and reducing underreporting for hate crime, while building strong relationships between government and community.
My network of professionals working on countering hate in all its forms grew exponentially after attending Eradicate Hate in 2021. The myriad voices represented at Eradicate Hate, from big tech companies to academic researchers to those with lived experience, reinforced to me the importance of cross-cutting and collaborative approaches to counter hate and its devastating impacts on society. I’ve been fortunate to sustain and build those networks with many of those I met at Eradicate Hate in 2021.
