hate crime

Online hate & harassment reaches record highs, ADL survey finds

Teens experience high rates of harassment; 80% of Jewish respondents likely to worry about being harassed for their religion, survey shows.

Coney Island targeted by antisemitic vandals

NYPD Hate Crime Task Force investigating swastika found on building in Brooklyn neighborhood.

Brooklyn hate crime:

NYC man gets 60 days in jail for punching Jew in IDF sweater

28-year-old from Staten Island who appears at hearing wearing keffiyeh and spouting anti-Israel slogans pleads guilty to hate crime charge.

Michigan city targeted with antisemitic flyers

Flyers from notorious hate group Goyim Defense League found on residential driveways in Novi, Michigan.

Ontario city probing swastikas on trees as hate crime

Antisemitic vandalism in Barrie, Ontario forest described by local Chabad rabbi as 'very disturbing.'

Hate crime arrest

Knife-wielding Black Hebrew Israelite threatens Jews in Brooklyn

Assailant charged with hate crime after brandishing knife at Israeli Orthodox students in NYC park, demanding money.

London hate crime

Man shouting abuse assaults Jewish bus passenger with pole

Assailant waving long yellow pole threatens to 'mash up' Jewish passenger, also harasses other Jews on Stamford Hill bus.

Queens teen indicted for brutal attack on Jewish man in park

Teen gang attack leaves Jewish man with severe injuries to his ribs, eye, face, head, back and body.

NYC hate crime:

Antisemite throws rock at Queens Jewish man on Shabbat

NYPD probing brazen morning assault on Jewish man near Queens synagogue.

Antisemitic flyers left on cars in Bay Area city

Hate pamphlets found in Saratoga contain antisemitic rant about Jewish culture.

Brooklyn hate crime:

Antisemitic biker attacks Jewish man in front of young child

Vicious Flatbush beating of Jewish man by angry motorcyclist being investigated as hate crime by NYPD.

Montreal police arrest teen suspect in attacks on Hasidic Jews

18-year-old accused of viciously assaulting two Jews in the span of an hour being investigated by hate crimes unit.

Montreal police probing violent assaults against Hasidic Jews

Hate crimes unit asking for help identifying teen who attacked two Jews on the same night, throwing them to the ground.

Texas man pleads guilty to hate crime, setting synagogue on fire

Antisemitic arsonist faces up to 20 years in jail after admitting to setting Austin Reform synagogue on fire due to his hatred of Jews.

NYPD probing swastika at Columbia Law school as hate crime

Antisemitic graffiti found at New York City law school being investigated by NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force.

NYPD probing two antisemitic hate incidents in Queens

Anti-Jewish graffiti in two Queens neighborhoods, including swastikas, denounced by local politicians as 'vile acts of hate.'

Cape Coral, FL hate crime:

'Angry man' tries to break down Chabad House door during Shabbat

Assailant unsuccessful in forcing way into Cape Coral synagogue proceeds to trash rabbi's car with bricks.

Police probing antisemitic drawing on Stanford dorm room door

Hate crime investigation opened by law enforcement after Jewish student at California university targeted with sketch depicting swastikas.

Michigan:

Man who threatened to kill Jewish AG indicted for hate crime

Suspect arrested by FBI after threatening on social media to kill Jewish officials unless they left the state.

Los Angeles synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty

Suspect accused of shooting two Jewish men on consecutive days as they left LA synagogues pleads not guilty to federal hate crime charges.

NYC man who assaulted Jews given 18-month sentence

Staten Island pro-Palestinian activist behind string of assaults on NY Jews sentenced after pleading guilty to federal hate crime charges.

NYPD warns of ‘National Day of Hate’ planned by neo-Nazi groups

Antisemitic rallies set to take place across the United States on Friday, with NYPD warning of events in NYC and Chicago.

Crown Heights hate crime:

Jewish man viciously beaten after minor car accident

Antisemite punches and chokes victim, sending him to hospital with serious injuries.

Hate crime in Britain:

Police looking into damage to UK city’s plaque marking first Jew

Commemorative marker in Brighton honoring Jewish man who lived in city in 18th century mysteriously found cracked in two lying on street.

Assaulted for speaking Hebrew:

Florida Jewish man speaking on phone brutally sucker punched

Vicious assault of Jewish man talking in Hebrew on phone while riding bicycle in Broward County caught on video.

NYC antisemitic subway attack:

Attacker who viciously assaulted Jewish man finally arrested

Suspect nabbed by NYPD seven months after brutally punching Jewish man in apparent antisemitic hate crime.

Boston:

Jewish orgs condemn group filmed kicking Holocaust memorial

Police open hate crime investigation after video surfaces showing young men leaning against and kicking New England Holocaust Memorial.

California antisemitism billboard vandalized by antisemites

Vandalism of billboard calling out anti-Zionism as Jew hatred leads to hate crime investigation by Berkeley police.

NYPD searching for vandal who damaged Staten Island synagogue

Hate crime investigation opened after individual damages property of Staten Island synagogue.

Ottawa:

Antisemitic Instagram account leads to police investigation

Police looking into account linked to Ottawa high school connected to previous recent hate crime cases.

Connecticut cops investigating swastikas on apt as hate crime

Police in Bridgeport investigating swastikas found on apartment are treating incident as a hate crime.

Hate Crime in California:

SF man assaulted by skateboarder asking if he is Jewish

Jewish man beaten with skateboard in hate crime after being asked if he is Jewish.

Ottawa police investigating antisemitic incident at local HS

Hate crime investigation opened after swastika discovered in school room where student makes Nazi salute.

Chicago:

Man charged with hate crime for putting swastikas on signs

Suburban Chicago man faces hate crime charges for plastering swastika stickers on campaign signs of country board candidate.

Toronto park defaced with antisemitic imagery and hate symbols

Playground in Toronto covered in shocking antisemitic graffiti, leaving residents with children feeling unsafe.

Queens:

Man carrying machete asks for ‘nearest synagogue’

Incident being investigated by NYPD as a hate crime.

Teen arrested for egging Jewish boy in Brooklyn

15-year old Jewish boy attacked by gang in Brooklyn who hurled antisemitic abuse and threw eggs at him.

Jewish woman and her son shot at with pellet gun in Brooklyn

Three men accused of firing pellet gun from car at Jewish woman and her son walking down Brooklyn street charged with hate crime.

Gang attacks Jewish man in Brooklyn, knocks his hat off

Borough Park Orthodox man followed by four men who assault him.

NYC hate crime:

Cyclist viciously punches Brooklyn Jewish teen in the head

Jewish teenager walking down Williamsburg street randomly assaulted by man riding bicycle.

U of Michigan president condemns antisemitic flyers

Flyers found off-campus linked to hate group responsible for 17 other similar incidents this year.

ADL: Antisemitic and extremist activity soaring in Florida

Report finds network of neo-Nazi and hate groups thriving in Florida based on mutual distribution of propaganda.

President Biden:

'All forms of hate have no place in America'

Joe Biden hosts anti-hate summit at White House, announces beefing up of federal agencies to counter threat of hate incidents.

150 US mayors pledge to combat hate and extremism

With rising levels of hate crimes and historically high antisemitism, mayors pledge to enact steps to combat discrimination in their cities.

Hate crime in NYC:

Brooklyn Jewish man targeted by assailant who slaps him

NYPD Hate Crimes Unit investigating unprovoked random assault on Jewish man in Williamsburg.

Calgary neo-Nazi group hangs racist banner on overpass

Hate crime investigation launched after extremist group hangs white supremacist banner over busy highway.

Antisemitic attack?

Victim's family: Slain Baltimore man was targeted as a Jew

Family of Aryeh Wolf, Orthodox Jewish man shot and killed from behind in DC, says killing was an antisemitic hate crime.

UK court reinstates hate charges against man who attacked 5 Jews

Hate charges against Stamford Hill assailant who allegedly assaulted five Orthodox Jews reinstated after appeal from community.

London police investigating three antisemitic attacks

Antisemitism continues to be a serious problem for London's Jewish community, with three separate incidents occurring on the same day.

Hate crime in NYC:

Borough Park synagogue window smashed with rocks

Two young boys caught on video smashing main window of Borough Park synagogue with two rocks, leading to hate crime investigation.

Dov Hikind:

No consequences for anti-Jewish hate crime in NYC

Americans Against Antisemitism report finds troubling lack of accountability by NYC when dealing with arrests for anti-Jewish hate crimes.

Antisemitic graffiti sprayed on Art Gallery of Ontario sculpture

Hate incident comes after string of antisemitc graffiti cases across Toronto.

Hate crime:

Pro-Palestinian activist charged for assaulting Jewish man in NY

Pro-Palestinian activist accused of assaulting pro-Israel Jewish man in Manhattan charged with federal hate crime.

Hate crime in NY:

Swastikas drawn on Monsey, NY synagogue

Vandal draws swastikas and Nazi phrases on the Sanzer Shul in Monsey, New York.

Campus hate crime:

U of Illinois student charged for throwing rock at Jews

Student attending pro-Palestinian protest outside Hillel building throws rock at Jewish students sitting on an outdoor patio.

Illinois town hit with series of antisemitic and hate incidents

Evanston experiences two serious hate incidents over several week span, leading parents to demand increased transparency from police.

Hate crime in NYC:

18-yr old charged for attacking Jewish man walking to synagogue

Shabbat attack in Williamsburg being tried as hate crime after brazen assault leaves victim with severe injuries.

Toronto Uber driver charged for threatening to “kill 30 Jews”

Man charged in suspected hate crime accused of harassing and assaulting students and staff at Toronto yeshiva.

Uber driver attempts to ‘kill 30 Jews’ at Toronto Yeshiva

Driver who was armed with a knife threatens students and is tackled by IDF veteran school cook until police arrive.

South Dakota town hit with over 150 antisemitic flyers

Watertown police investigating possible hate crime after flyers found all over residential sections of town.