hate crimes
News and updates about hate crimes

Jews felt safe in Germany, too

When all Jews march together, we shall overcome

Chuck Schumer: Quadruple security funding for non-profits
Chuck Schumer calls to prosecute hate crimes, quadruple funding for federal security grants for nonprofits.

Jewish man attacked in New York
28-year-old man allegedly yelled "“F–k you Jew bastard" as he assaulted a 65-year-old Orthodox Jew on the Upper East Side.

New York police to be trained how to recognize hate crimes
Amid spike in anti-Semitic incidents, new law passed requiring that officers be trained to recognize hate crimes.

ADL's negation of Muslim Jew-hatred pandemic - sorry, it won't wash

Anti-Semitic hate crimes in Sweden rise by 53% to all-time high
Jews are targets of 4% of all hate crimes in Sweden despite making only 0.2% of the population.

Bill offers funding to protect nonprofits from hate
California establishes fund to protect nonprofits from hate crimes.

Anti-Semitic graffiti found in New York high school
Hate-filled graffiti found inside Westchester County high school for the second time in one month. Governor Cuomo orders probe.

NYPD: Over half of reported hate crimes this year anti-Semitic
152 anti-Semitic hate crimes have been reported this year so far in NYC, compared to 93 over the same period last year.

Chicago investigating series of graffiti incidents
Chicago police investigating series of graffiti incidents on the same afternoon as a possible hate crime.

Jews most targeted minority group in Canada
For third straight year, Canadian Jews in 2018 remained most targeted minority group for police-reported hate-crimes throughout the country.

Canadian Jews most targeted group for hate crimes
Statistics Canada finds Canadian Jews were the most targeted group for hate crimes in 2018, a trend continuing from the previous two years.

'It's a hate crime'
Vandals toss white paint onto California synagogue, rabbi promises to up security.

France: No hate crime charges against burglars who targeted Jews
Prosecutors in France do not include hate crime in indictments of three suspects in breaking into Jewish home in 2017.

New York suffering 'anti-Semitism crisis,' Council speaker says
New York police report near doubling of hate crimes in 2019. Nearly two-thirds are anti-Semitic.

Poway shooter pleads not guilty to 108 hate crime charges
John Earnest, who killed one and wounded 3 at Chabad synagogue in Poway, pleads not guilty to federal hate crime charges.

Charlottesville attacker pleads guilty to hate crimes
James Alex Fields Jr. pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in connection with attack on Charlottesville counter-protesters in 2017.

Jews dancing with Omar

3 men charged with hate crimes for attacks on Jews in NYC
Assailants charged for recent string of attacks on Jewish men in Crown Heights in Brooklyn.

Anti-Semitic graffiti found on L.A. synagogue
Police are investigating who wrote “f**king Jews” on the Mishkan Torah religious seminary and synagogue in the neighborhood of Tarzana.

European Imams call for murder of Jews

FBI: Hate crimes against Jews rise 37%
Jewish remain primary target of religion-based hate crimes in the US, according to new statistics.

Sharp rise in UK hate crimes targeting religious minorities
Number of hate crimes based on religion jumps 40% in England and Wales.

Trump signs law expanding protections to religious institutions
The bipartisan law expands hate crime protections to religious institutions.

Jews minority most targeted by hate crimes in Canada
Data finds Jews were the most targeted minority group for hate crimes in Canada last year.

Report: Jewish community most targeted by hate crimes in 2016
Hate crimes against Jews in Canada rise, while those against Muslims decrease.

Jewish family’s adopted son accused of trashing Chabad preschool
Florida teenager scrawls Hitler slur on Chabad preschool, smashes bookshelves and televisions.

FBI reports rise in anti-Semitic crimes
The number of anti-Semitic hate crimes in the United States rose slightly in 2016, according to new statistics.

Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council pushes bill to curb hate crimes
The Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council urges Congress to pass legislation aimed at strengthening efforts to combat hate crimes.

2 of every 3 NYC subway hate crimes this year targeted Jews
NYPD reports that anti-Semitic graffiti is the most common hate crime on New York City subways. Hate crimes up four times year over year.

New York State to establish hate crimes task force
New York Police man new task force, work with Division of Human Rights.

Hate crimes on the rise in the US
A Muslim community in Iowa meets with the FBI on new hate-crime discoveries.

Toronto hate crimes increase, with Jews targeted the most
Hate crimes increase by 8% in Toronto, Canada. Jews most targeted group.

Hundreds rally against hate in Philadelphia
Hundreds attend rally in Philadelphia following vandalism of local Jewish cemetery.

Homeland Security Secretary: Protect US Jewish centers
200 threatening calls have been received in recent months by Jewish institutions, NY police report 94% increase in anti-Jewish hate crimes.

Kansas shooting kills 1, injures 1
Indian man killed, another wounded in suspected Kansas hate crime.

White House: Hate violence is 'unacceptable'
White House denounces spate of bomb threats against Jewish community centers.

Publisher shuts Turkey weekly over offensive Moses cartoon
Publisher fires entire staff after cartoon published depicting Moses spewing curse words.

Number of US hate groups rose in 2016
The number of hate groups in the United States rose in 2016, and most of them subscribe to anti-Semitic views.

FBI investigating JCC bomb threats as hate crime
FBI briefs Jewish community leaders, says it is investigating recent rash of bomb threats to Jewish community centers as a hate crime.

Britain to adopt new definition of anti-Semitism
British government to formally adopt a definition of what constitutes anti-Semitism and which includes condemnation of Israel.

NYPD sees 'huge spike' in hate crimes post-election
New York Police Department says it has seen a dramatic rise in hate crimes following the election, the majority directed at Jews.

ADL finds OSCE member states failing to report hate crimes
The “overwhelming majority” of participating countries in the OSCE, are not adequately reporting hate crimes, according to a new report.

NY governor orders statewide hate crimes unit
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo orders the formation of a new statewide hate crimes unit following an "explosion of hate crimes".

Huckabee apologizes for blaming vandalism on 'Jewish liberals'
Mike Huckabee apologizes for posting false news report blaming “Jewish” students for alleged hate crime that involved a mention of Trump.

FBI: Criminal hate crimes against Jews rose by 9 percent in 2015
Rise in hate crimes against Muslims and Jews contributed to a 6.8 percent overall increase in 2015 incidents from the previous year.

The "Muslim Hate Crimes Increase" hoax

British Jewish groups condemn hate crimes in wake of Brexit vote
Jewish groups in Britain condemn uptick in racist harassment and other hate crimes following referendum.

Rising hate crimes in the UK - what can be done?
Campaign Against Antisemitism's Jonathan Sacerdoti: "Statistics are a surprise. Britain is safe, we don't people to leave like in France"

Minister Challenges Leftists: Do You Condemn Arab Firebombs?
Min. Gilad Erdan in special Knesset discussion after recent murders points out leftists' hypocrisy over hate crimes.

Paintball Attacks Targeting Jews in Brooklyn
NYPD searching for culprits in recent string of attacks with a paintball gun targeting religious Jews in Brooklyn.

Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Spike in NYC
27% increase in anti-Semitic crimes in the Big Apple as of June 2015 as hate crimes in general become more frequent.

Zionist Activists Visit Druze Victim of Racist Attack
Members of Im Tirtzu visited Druze soldier who was attacked after speaking Arabic outside a club in a kibbutz.

NY Jewish Leader Attacked Outside Barclay's Center
Leonard Petlakh suffers broken nose at the hands of pro-Palestinian demonstrator, after game between Brooklyn Nets and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

NYPD: Hate Crimes Against Jews and Muslims Are Up
New York City police department says hate crimes are up, particularly since July 1.

'Nipsters?' German Neo-Nazis Market 'Nazi Hipster' Lifestyle
Conscious movement to embrace popular genres of music, high fashion, and social media makes neo-Nazism harder to spot.

Leftists won't Apologize over Gay Murder Smear
After blaming hareidim for 4 years, and despite arrests in Barnoar murder, leftists insist it was a hate crime.

Video: 'Imagine a World Without Hate'
ADL 'Imagines a World Without Hate'-- one in which hate crimes against Yitzchak Rabin, Anne Frank and Martin Luther King did not take place.
