Hate crimes
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks as New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani listens during a press conference in New York City on April 2, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
August 4, 2026, 8:42 am
Anti-Jewish hate crimes in NYC grow even as violent crime across the city decreases
A string of high-profile attacks last month have Jews on alert.
By Shira Li Bartov
Multiple people were killed, including an armed security guard, after two shooters entered the Islamic Center in San Diego, May 18, 2026. (Sandy Huffaker / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
May 19, 2026, 10:12 am
Jewish groups denounce fatal shooting at San Diego mosque
The security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego was among three people killed there.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Adas Torah synagogue in Los Angeles, California. (Google Streetview)
April 30, 2026, 12:15 pm
Attack on Jewish man outside Los Angeles synagogue investigated as hate crime
The attack outside of Adas Torah synagogue comes two years after two Jewish men were shot outside their synagogues in Los Angeles.
By Grace Gilson
Police stand between Israel supporters and anti-Israel crowds during a protest in New York City, October 8, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
March 20, 2026, 12:01 pm
As NYC Oct. 7 hate crime offenders get sentenced, a victim wonders what justice looks like
Assailants are set to have their records cleared, while a Jewish woman who was clawed just after start of the Hamas onslaught grapples with ongoing trauma
By Luke Tress
The Brisbane Synagogue in Queensland, Australia. (Google Streetview)
February 24, 2026, 6:52 pm
Truck ramming at Australian synagogue prompts hate crime charges as antisemitism commission opens
“At a time of catastrophic antisemitism, as we saw at Bondi, this inevitably deepens fear and insecurity,” said Levi Wolff.
By Grace Gilson
Police car lights (Credit: geralt/Pixabay)
January 7, 2026, 1:42 pm
Vandalism of Winnipeg synagogue, Palestinian restaurant investigated as hate crimes
“Leaders at all levels of government and authorities must back up their condemnations with concrete action,” CIJA’s Gustavo Zentner stated.
By JNS
People attend a candlelight vigil at Lafayette Square across from the White House in Washington, DC on May 22, 2025, following a shooting that left two Israeli embassy staffers dead. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
August 7, 2025, 6:53 pm
Alleged Capital Jewish Museum shooter indicted on federal hate crime charges
The indictment also included special findings that could make Elias Rodriguez eligible for the death penalty.
By Grace Gilson
Crime scene tape during a Sept. 25, 2019, mass-casualty exercise at the FBI Training Academy in Quantico, Va. (Credit: FBI)
August 5, 2025, 4:10 pm
Jews targeted in 69% of religion hate crimes in 2024, per FBI data
"Our government and leaders must take these numbers seriously and enact adequate measures to protect all Americans from the scourge of hate crimes." — ADL
By Menachem Wecker
Close up of the NYPD logo on a police car. (Tim Drivas/Getty)
November 9, 2024, 7:52 pm
Anti-Israel protester indicted for hate crime for allegedly threatening Jewish man on subway
Christopher Husary, 36, indicted for attempted coercion as a hate crime.
By Luke Tress
Video shared by Crown Heights Shmira, a neighborhood watch group, shows a stabbing in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, early on Aug. 10, 2024. (Crown Heights Shmira & Holygems)
August 13, 2024, 6:13 pm
Man charged with hate crimes in stabbing of Jewish man near Chabad’s Brooklyn headquarters
Vincent Sumpter, 22, allegedly shouted “Free Palestine” and “Do you want to die?” at the victim before stabbing him on Shabbat.
By Luke Tress
August 1, 2024, 2:17 pm
Perpetrators of antisemitic vandalism could be charged with hate crimes
Allegheny County District Attorney: "I'm not going to have those types of institutions targeted for any purpose, political or otherwise."
By Toby Tabachnick
Pita Grill, on Manhattan's Upper East Side, was attacked in late November. Police do not believe it was a hate crime. (Twitter/X)
December 17, 2023, 8:44 pm
Jewish restaurants are finding support after vandalism
A string of restaurant attacks has drawn widespread attention over the past two months.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
(Image by wal_172619 from Pixabay)
March 15, 2023, 9:29 am
Anti-Jewish incidents jumped nearly 20% in 2021, FBI finds
There were 817 anti-Jewish criminal offenses reported by local law enforcement agencies in 2021, up from 683 in 2020.
By Ben Sales
Dictionary definition of antisemitism. (Via JTA)
March 8, 2023, 10:09 am
Pro-Palestinian activist sentenced to 18 months for attacks on Jews in New York City
Saadah Masoud went to a pro-Israel rally in Manhattan, asked a man wearing a Star of David necklace if he was Jewish, then punched him in the face.
By Jacob Henry
Storefronts in the heavily Jewish Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles on February 15, 2023. (Amy Spiro/Times of Israel)
February 17, 2023, 8:04 am
Man arrested in connection with 2 shootings outside Los Angeles synagogues
Suspect has ‘history of animus toward the Jewish community’
By Ben Sales
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