In NYC, Jews targeted in hate crimes more than all other groups combined in 2024

"Jews were targeted in 345 hate crimes in New York City last year, more than all other minority groups combined, according to NYPD data released on Monday.

Anti-Jewish crimes accounted for 54% of the 641 total hate crimes reported to police in the city in 2024, the data showed.

The next largest category was hate crimes based on sexual orientation, with a total of 78. There were 43 Islamophobic incidents and other religious groups were targeted 21 times.

The 345 incidents targeting Jews amounted to an antisemitic crime every 25 hours, on average. Jewish security groups believe many incidents are not reported to police.

The number of antisemitic incidents in 2024 increased seven percent over the previous year.

New York City saw a surge in anti-Jewish discrimination following the October 7, 2023, Hamas invasion of Israel that continued through the past year.

The spike in antisemitism came at a time of an overall decrease in crime in the city, and a 4% drop in overall hate crimes, compared to 2023, according to the data...

Recent high-profile incidents in the past year include an anti-Israel activist who threatened a Jewish man on a subway; the vandalization of the home of the Brooklyn Museum’s Jewish director; a man attempting to eject 'Zionists' from a subway car; and a man charged with attempting to ram Jews with a car..."