Complex sentence: As of 2004, Jewish people were the largest ethnic group targeted by hate crimes, followed by blacks, Muslims, South Asians, and gays and lesbians (Silver et al., 2004).
Split into simpler sentences: As of 2004, Jewish people were the largest ethnic group targeted by hate crimes. Followed by, blacks, Muslims, South Asians, and gays and lesbians (Silver et al., 2004).