By the Numbers: 13 April 2026
112
The number of "incidents of community hostility, harassment, or discrimination" directed at U.S. Coast Guard members or the families "from fiscal years 1998 through 2024", according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office -- Coast Guard: Additional Actions Needed to Address Reports of Community Discrimination Against Service Members.
Most of these incidents, which the Coast Guard calls social climate incidents, were perceived to be motivated by race or ethnicity. More than half of these incidents were reported from fiscal year 2019 through fiscal year 2024. For example, in one incident a Coast Guard member reported that a restaurant refused to provide them service because of their race. In another incident, a service member reported that they were subjected to racial slurs by a community member in a grocery store.
112
The number of "incidents of community hostility, harassment, or discrimination" directed at U.S. Coast Guard members or the families "from fiscal years 1998 through 2024", according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office -- Coast Guard: Additional Actions Needed to Address Reports of Community Discrimination Against Service Members.
Most of these incidents, which the Coast Guard calls social climate incidents, were perceived to be motivated by race or ethnicity. More than half of these incidents were reported from fiscal year 2019 through fiscal year 2024. For example, in one incident a Coast Guard member reported that a restaurant refused to provide them service because of their race. In another incident, a service member reported that they were subjected to racial slurs by a community member in a grocery store.