Antisemitic violence continued to dominate New York City’s hate crime statistics, with the New York Police Department reporting a sharp increase in anti-Jewish offenses both month-over-month and over the longer term.
According to NYPD figures, antisemitic hate crimes climbed 71% in May compared with May 2025 and were up 46% from the average recorded during the previous three months.
The data showed that Jewish victims accounted for 60% of all confirmed hate crimes in the city despite Jews representing only about 10% of New York City’s population.
Police statistics further indicated that anti-Jewish offenses exceeded the combined total of hate crimes directed at every other demographic group during the reporting period.
Authorities recorded 41 antisemitic hate crimes in May, making Jews the most frequently targeted group in the city’s hate crime data.
Other reported incidents included three crimes targeting Asians, five targeting Muslims, five based on sexual orientation, one targeting a Hispanic individual, one targeting a white person, one based on gender, one targeting an unspecified ethnicity and 10 targeting unspecified religious groups.
The figures illustrate the disproportionate concentration of anti-Jewish hate crimes within New York City’s broader hate crime landscape.
The latest statistics also come amid wider concerns about antisemitism across the United States. Recent records cited in the report showed that assaults against Jews nationwide have reached a 46-year high.
Experts cautioned that the actual scope of the problem may be larger than official numbers suggest, noting that many incidents are never reported to law enforcement.
