Crime rates in israel

Court jails Palestinian man for spitting on female IDF officer on bus, entering Israel illegaly

According to police, Muhammad sat on a bus beside a reservist officer in uniform, played loud music, and after she moved seats, he approached from behind at a stop and spat in her face.

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Members of the Arab community protest against the violence in their community, outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, January 11, 2026.

Rivers of blood: Arab Israelis are plagued by crime, violence and the gov't won't help - opinion

A prostitute in Israel waiting for a client.

Israeli lawmakers push to ban brothels as anti-prostitution efforts expand

 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempts, April 27, 2025. (Ilustrative)

2025 deadliest year on record for Arab society in Israel, Abraham Initiatives report finds


Israel parole board refuses bank embezzler's request for early release

In February 2015, the Central District Court vetoed an early release for Alon after the prosecution opposed her early release and appealed an earlier parole board decision to let her go.

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Eritrean survivor of Tel Aviv hate crime fights to stay out of Holot

Fetwi Yoseif saw his toddler cousin stabbed repeatedly in the head.

AFRICAN REFUGEES are seen leaving the Holot detention facility.

Justice Ministry closes probe against cops in case that inspired Ethiopian-Israeli protests

According to the ministry’s Police Investigative Department, there was not enough evidence of criminal wrongdoing against the officers.

ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELIS block a road as they protest against what they say is police racism and brutality, near the southern Israeli town of Ashkelon on May 7, 2015.

Indictment: Pack of teens brutally rob taxi driver for 40 shekels and cigarettes

According to the indictment, the taxi driver arrived in Be’er Ya’acov at night to pick up a passenger when he was assaulted by the youths who had been drinking.

Police car at crime scene

Police and thieves: Crime in the Arab sector

A sudden national priority that requires a nationwide effort.

An Israeli Arab rolls a burning tire in a protest in the southern village of Hura in November 2013

Facebook hunt for ‘Ezra Land Rover’ – alleged pedophile from the past – goes viral in Israel

The hunt for Ezra Land Rover began this week when a former yeshiva student set up a closed group called “Ezra Land Rover – we were all his children,” and the posts and messages began flooding in.

THIS MAN wearing phylacteries and leaning on the hood of an SUV is purportedly ‘Ezra Land Rover.’

Underworld bombing leaves three wounded in Rishon Lezion

The victims include a well-known Netanya underworld figure who survived a number of attempts on his life in the past.

Burnt vehicle in underworld car bombing in Rishon Lezion

Court acquits two confessed murderers due to police abuse of their rights

Judge rules confessions of minors were forced in illegal interrogations.

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Non-terror-related Jerusalem crime rate drops amid heightened police presence

While no official figures have been published delineating the drop in crime, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says thousands of officers on the ground.

Police and Border Police in Jerusalem's Old City (file)

A 72-year-old man, a Christian pilgrim, and 24 kilos of cocaine

Police estimate the street value of the cocaine to be as high as NIS 30 million.

Selling Drugs (illustrative photo)