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.

|ByYOAV ETIEL, HODAYA RAN
woman on a mehadrin bus_311
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

It is the responsibility of the government to provide protection to its citizens. 

|ByGHADIR HANI
A prostitute in Israel waiting for a client.

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

The Knesset moved to prohibit brothel operations nationwide, with officials stressing that prostitution will not disappear without coordinated action and local enforcement.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES
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

According to the data, 252 Arab citizens lost their lives in 218 incidents of violence and crime this year, an increase compared to 2024, when 230 people were murdered.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER

51 arrested in overnight operation in Jerusalem's Issawiya

Police searched suspects' homes and collected evidence which indicated they took part in criminal activities, threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at security forces.

OCTOBER 23, 2017ByUDI SHAHAM
Clashes in Issawiya 390

Police arrest 33 reputed mobsters in overnight raids throughout Israel

Alleged crime boss Michael Mor is among the detainees.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
These weapons were seized during raids in the North that led to the arrest of 33 wanted gangsters

Car bombing in southern Israel leaves top mob official dead

The incident comes as a number of suspected gangland hits have taken place throughout Israel.

JUNE 27, 2017ByELIYAHU KAMISHER
Scene of the crime in Ashkelon where a mob official was killed in a car bombing

Jewish school teacher arrested over child pornography

The suspect has been bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court on 10 August.

MAY 4, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Man with hands tied up with chains behind the bars (illustrative)

Undercover agent busts south Jerusalem drug dealers

30 suspects were arrested from Jerusalem, including six residents of east Jerusalem.

APRIL 19, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Drugs and weapons confiscated in police raid

Senior Israeli mobster arrested in Argentina

The arrest is part of the larger police investigation, termed “Case 1131,” into a number of mob-related murders. Police have filed 15 indictments in the case.

DECEMBER 13, 2016ByELIYAHU KAMISHER
Man in handcuffs - illustrative

Tension between police, Lod’s Arab community magnified by murder

According to data released last week by the Central Bureau of Statistics, 69% of Arab-Israelis surveyed have a negative view of the police.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016ByELIYAHU KAMISHER
Police detain an Arab youth during clashes in the southern town of Rahat on January 20.

Israeli-Arab mother shot dead in front of her children

Police don’t do enough to stop sharp increase in violence in Arab communities, NGO charges.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016ByELIYAHU KAMISHER, BEN LYNFIELD
Crime scene [illustrative]

14 arrested for bombing, drugs,weapons, money-laundering ring in Jerusalem

Suspects part of criminal cell operating in Jerusalem.

AUGUST 29, 2016ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
Israel Police patrol car [File]

Israeli teen stabbed in back outside Old City’s Damascus Gate

Police searching for suspect, say assault a criminal matter not terrorism.

AUGUST 23, 2016ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
A Border Policeman holds his weapon as he guards the area from above while his comrades patrol at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City