(The Center Square) – Despite crime down across the country, antisemitic crimes remain high as 2025 marked the “third highest year on record” for hate crimes targeting Jewish people, according to a new FBI report.
The FBI reported that 1,528 anti-Jewish hate crimes were reported in 2025, down from 1,938 in 2024. Though nearly two-thirds of the 2,408 religiously based hate crimes in 2025 were attributed to antisemitism.
The Anti-Defamation League says the “recent data marks the third-highest year on record of anti-Jewish hate crimes, which markedly increased since October 2, 2023,” when Hamas terrorists attacked Israel.
The group conducts an annual national audit of antisemitic incidents, compiling a list of assault, harassment and vandalism, concluding last year was the third highest on record “for reported incidents.”
Despite the high numbers of antisemitic incidents, hate crimes overall decreased from 11,679 to 10,881 from 2024-2025, in line with a nationwide decline in crime.
The group warns that the alarming numbers are a symptom of a growing problem around the world, adding that a slight decline in numbers should not distract from combatting antisemitic hate.
“Behind every one of these numbers is a person who was targeted simply for being Jewish, whether through vandalism, intimidation, or violence. In 2025, that hate turned deadly, not just here at home, but around the world. 2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic attacks in the Jewish diaspora in more than three decades, with 20 people murdered globally simply for being Jewish,” Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive officer of the ADL, said. “We cannot allow a modest yet positive decline in the topline domestic numbers to obscure the reality that antisemitism remains one of the most persistent and dangerous forms of hate in this country and beyond.”
In July, the New York Police Department was investigating an attack after two people, including a Jewish male and an Asian male, were stabbed in separate attacks in New York City as possible hate crimes.
Witnesses told police the suspect yelled “Allahu Akbar” or “God is Great” in Arabic during both attacks.
City Council Speaker Julie Menin said she was “absolutely sickened and furious by what appears to be an antisemitic stabbing.”
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul also commented on the attack via social media, saying she was “disgusted by what appears to be another senseless attack on New Yorkers simply because they’re Jewish.”