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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.

NYC police says device thrown during protests outside Mamdani's house was an explosive

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).

NYPD: 'Kill all the Jews' email sent to 300 students leads to teen arrest


Newspaper boxes vandalized in Queens, NY with swastikas

Assemblymember Daniel Rosenthal is the first elected official in Queens to publicly condemn this antisemitic vandalism on the newspaper boxes.

Swastika on a wall (illustrative)

Antisemitic hate crimes in New York up 92% in March - NYPD

More antisemitic incidents were reported in New York during March than any other type of hate crime.

New York City police officers block hassidic men from entering a synagogue, closed due to COVID-19, in Brooklyn, in March 2020.

Can drones make NYC safer? Israeli company and its Brooklyn partner pitch idea

The drones, they said, were recently used by the IDF and Israeli police to search for people trapped inside of Tel Aviv buildings hit by rockets in May. 

 Easy Aerial and Blue White Robotics drones are already being used in the US Air Force.

Antisemitic hate crimes in New York up 400% in February - NYPD

According to the NYPD, there were 56 hate crimes against Jews in February 2022, compared with 11 in February 2021.

New York City police officers block hassidic men from entering a synagogue, closed due to COVID-19, in Brooklyn, in March 2020.

New York City to try installing subway barriers after attacks leave riders on edge

The move comes five weeks after a 40-year-old woman, Michelle Go, was struck and killed by a train at the Times Square subway station after an assailant shoved her onto the tracks.

 People line up at a COVID-19 testing site in Times Square during the coronavirus disease pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, December 17, 2021.

Latest wave of antisemitic incidents rattles New Yorkers

Antisemitic hate crimes in New York City almost quadrupled in January 2022 compared to the same month last year.

Emergency personnel respond at the scene where NYPD officers were shot while responding to a domestic violence call in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, US, January 21, 2022.

Jewish teenager assaulted in Flatbush, Brooklyn

The report was confirmed by the NYPD, with the Hate Crimes Task Force announcing that they were actively investigating.

NYPD vehicle

As antisemitism rises in New York, local politicians share tools to fight it

New York City saw nearly three times as many antisemitic hate crimes in January 2022 compared to the same period a year ago.

 NYC Council member Julie Menin organized a town hall on Feb. 9, 2022, in response to a three-fold rise in antisemitic incidents in January 2022 compared to January 2021.

Antisemitic hate crimes in NYC up by nearly 300% in January comparison - report

There were 15 different antisemitic incidents reported in January, a stark contrast with last January, which only saw four incidents reported.

A man walks past an Orthodox yeshiva in Brooklyn, Sept. 29, 2020.

NYPD investigating swastikas, racist slurs drawn by unknown suspect

Anyone with knowledge relevant to the incident should reach out to the NYPD Crime Stoppers, who offer rewards of up to $3,500 if it leads to an arrest.

NYPD investigate an ultra-orthodox man for abduction.