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NYPD: 55% of confirmed hate crimes in New York City are antisemitic

Confirmed hate crimes rose by 11.7%, with 55% of all these confirmed hate crimes being antisemitic, despite Jews making up only approximately 10% of NYC's population.

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks during for a press conference at the New York Police Department headquarters in New York City, US, April 2, 2026.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is seen at a press conference after a car slammed into Chabad headquarters, last month. The election of Mamdani is the product of anti-Jewish hatred, not the cause, the writer says.

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The skyline of Lower Manhattan is seen at dawn from across the Hudson River in New York City, US, October 18, 2025.

Antisemitic hate crimes in NY surge by 182% in January 2026 compared to previous year

Members of the Orthodox Jewish community walk past NYPD officers as they stand guard outside of Congregation Shaarei Zion of Bobov on June 02, 2025 in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City (Illustrative).

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Jews were targeted by the majority of hate crimes in NYC last year, NYPD says

The number of antisemitic hate crimes in 2024 was slightly larger than in 2023, when police recorded 323 total anti-Jewish crimes.

 Close up of the NYPD logo on a police car.

Some 11 people wounded in shooting at nightclub in Queens

According to the reports, police forces were present on site. 

 Police crime scene tape

Jessica Tisch, Jewish public servant, appointed as commissioner of NYPD

Tisch, who comes from a prominent Jewish family, will become the second woman to head the city’s police department in its 179-year history.

 New York Mayor Eric Adams with incoming NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch. November 20, 2024.

Masked man attempts to kidnap Orthodox Jewish boy in Crown Heights

The footage shows the masked man attempting to grab the child and carry him away, before the father pulls the child back and pushes the man off.

 Screenshot of CCTV footage posted by Shomrim CH showing attempted kidnapping, 9/11/2024

NY Jewish man requires 18 stitches after being slashed in face in ‘vicious’ antisemitic hate crime

The attacker, wearing a mask, shouted “F*** you guys” at the victim before slashing him with a blade.

 Sayda Liberow after the attack on October 28, which required him to have 18 stitches.

Antisemitic hate crimes in NYC have surged this year, according to police data

The NYPD links the spike to ongoing tensions surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.

 Police at a hostages rally in Central Park, March 24, 2024.

New York’s Jewish community should not be forced into hiding - editorial

Jewish communities in New York face rising antisemitism, struggling between prioritizing safety or standing firm in their identity.

 TWO JEWISH students hold up signs which read ‘Bring them home now’ and ‘Let us grieve,’ as they counter pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside Columbia University, in New York City, on the first day of the new semester, last Tuesday.

NYPD reports 19 antisemitic incidents in August as anti-Muslim acts also spike

The NYPD's August report revealed 19 anti-Jewish incidents and a startling 17 anti-Muslim acts, up from zero last year.

 Members of the NYPD and Federal Law Enforcement create a security perimeter on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 18, 2023.

Anti-Jewish hate crimes reported in NY last year accounted for almost half of all hate crimes

Religion was the most common bias motivation followed by race, ethnicity, national origin and sexual orientation. 

 NYPD law enforcement officials hold a perimeter of closed streets surrounding Columbia University anti-Israel encampment

New York Police Department hunt for man who spat in victim's face, made antisemitic remarks

When the "apparently" homeless victim attempted to walk away, the suspect pulled down his face mask and spat in the pedestrian's face.

New York Police Department hunt for man who spat in victim's face, made antisemitic remarks.