New York Reports 53% of Confirmed Hate Crimes Target Jews in First Nine Months of 2026

More than half of the confirmed hate crimes recorded in New York in the first nine months of 2026 were directed against Jews, according to data released by the New York Police Department. From the beginning of the year to the end of September, there were 463 confirmed hate crimes recorded in the city. Of these, 245 were directed against Jews, which constitutes about 53% of all verified hate crimes, despite Jews making up only approximately 10% of the city’s population.

Compared to the same period last year, there was a slight increase in the number of anti-Semitic incidents. In the first nine months of 2025, 242 cases were recorded, compared with 245 this year – an increase of about 1.2%. The most prominent trend continues to be anti-Semitic hate crimes, said New York City Police Commissioner Sika Tisch at a press conference. These numbers are very alarming, she added, noting that the police are renewing their commitment to Jewish institutions, which will not be left to defend themselves without a strong partner, such as the NYPD.

In the third quarter of the year, between July and September, 125 confirmed hate crimes were registered, of which 59 were against Jews—about 47% of all cases. In the corresponding period in 2025, 68 hate crimes were registered against Jews. The police did not release a separate segmentation for September, but existing figures show that 16 of the 38 confirmed hate crimes recorded in the city this month were directed against Jews, about 42% of the cases. In September 2025, the figure was 30 out of 47 cases, about 64%.

Tisch also referred to the police’s preparations around Jewish institutions, against the backdrop of the third anniversary of the October 7 attack. “We renew our commitment to Jewish institutions that they will not be left to defend themselves without a strong partner in the image of the NYPD,” she said. The Hate Crime Task Force continues to investigate the events, while at the same time other forces are deployed to protect Jewish communities.

During the holidays of Tishrei, she noted, the police placed an unprecedented number of police officers to secure almost every synagogue throughout the city. The figures are released after a string of anti-Semitic incidents in the city in recent months. In September, a 48-year-old Bronx resident was arrested on suspicion of chasing a Jewish man in Brooklyn armed with a knife and shouting a shout at him in praise of Hitler.

In August, a worshiper was injured and property damage sustained during an attack on the Manhattan Central Synagogue during Shabbat prayer. Prior to this, six local youths were suspected of assaulting an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man in Borough Park and throwing eggs at him. In July, a Jewish man was stabbed outside a synagogue on the 9th of Av.

Source: Read the original report (translated from Hebrew)