Jews targeted in more than half of NYC hate crimes

"Jewish New Yorkers were targeted in nearly 53% of all confirmed hate crimes recorded in New York City during the first nine months of 2026, according to newly released police statistics, despite Jews making up only about one-tenth of the city’s population.

The New York Police Department recorded 245 confirmed anti-Jewish hate crimes between January 1 and September 30, compared with 463 confirmed hate crimes across all categories.

The number of anti-Jewish incidents was slightly higher than during the same period last year, when 242 were recorded, an increase of 1.2%.

Overall hate crime, however, rose much more sharply. The city recorded 463 confirmed hate crimes through September, up 12.9% from 410 during the first nine months of 2025.

“The most striking trend continues to be antisemitic hate crimes,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said while presenting the latest figures Tuesday.

“Those numbers are deeply concerning,” she added.

The figures stand in sharp contrast with broader crime trends across New York City. Major crime fell 6.6% during the first nine months of the year, while murders fell nearly 20% and shooting incidents declined 11.6%.

Police said the city recorded its lowest number of murders, shooting incidents and shooting victims ever for the first nine months of a year.

Anti-Jewish incidents nevertheless remained by far the largest category of confirmed hate crime..."