Antisemitic hate crimes made up majority of New York City cases in 2025
Jews targeted in most reported hate incidents, despite sharp overall fall, new NYPD figures show
Antisemitic incidents accounted for the clear majority of reported hate crimes in New York City last year, according to newly released police figures, underlining what senior officers describe as the city’s most persistent hate threat.
Data published by the New York Police Department shows that 330 of the 576 hate crime incidents recorded in 2025 targeted Jewish people – around 57 percent of the total. The figures relate to reported or suspected incidents rather than convictions and may be reclassified if investigators later determine there was no discriminatory motive.
While the NYPD reported a 12 percent overall drop in hate incidents compared with 2024, and a three percent fall in antisemitic cases specifically, Jewish New Yorkers remained disproportionately affected. Despite making up roughly one in ten of the city’s population, Jews accounted for nearly six in ten victims of recorded hate incidents.
Other reported cases included 45 incidents targeting Black people, 30 Islamophobic attacks, 25 against Asians, eight targeting Hispanic individuals, and 11 directed at white people. Police also recorded 28 incidents based on gender, 16 involving unspecified ethnicities and 31 against unspecified religious groups.
Addressing the figures, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said: “These numbers remain far too high and antisemitism continues to be the most persistent hate threat that we face.”
The data was released just days after New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, formally took office. One of his first actions was to revoke the city’s adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism – a move that has prompted concern among Jewish groups.
The IHRA definition, used by governments and institutions worldwide, is intended to help identify and combat antisemitism. Critics argue it risks conflating hatred of Jews with criticism of Israel, particularly over the war in Gaza, while supporters say it provides vital clarity at a time of rising anti-Jewish hostility.