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Jewish New Yorkers were the targets of 31 reported antisemitic hate crimes in January, according to preliminary figures released by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) on Monday.
The data reflected an average of roughly one antisemitic incident per day over the course of the month.
In total, police recorded 58 hate crimes citywide in January. Incidents targeting Jews accounted for approximately 54 percent of all reported bias crimes, making antisemitism the most prevalent form of hate crime during the period.
Compared with January of last year, the number of antisemitic incidents rose sharply. The NYPD data showed a 182 percent increase year-over-year, a spike that coincided with new Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first month in office. The figures have placed early attention on antisemitism as a pressing public safety concern in the city.
Although the January total fell from 40 antisemitic incidents reported in December, Jewish residents continued to face more hate crimes than any other group.
Police officials cautioned that hate crime totals can vary from month to month. Factors such as protest activity, seasonal conditions, and reporting behavior often influence short-term trends.
Beyond antisemitic incidents, the NYPD recorded bias crimes motivated by race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and age. January reports included incidents targeting Muslims, Asians, Black individuals, and others, as well as cases linked to gender and sexual orientation.
Authorities emphasized that the figures remained preliminary. Investigators may later determine that some incidents lacked a bias motive. Even when police substantiate hate crimes, convictions remain relatively rare, despite stricter penalties tied to the broader impact of such offenses.
At the same time, New York City saw continued declines in overall violent crime. Police reported further reductions in shootings, robberies, felony assaults, and homicides, extending an ongoing downward trend.
Jews Targeted in Antisemitic Hate Crimes Nearly Every Day in 2025
Despite broader reductions in violent crime, antisemitism continues to dominate New York City’s hate crime landscape. In 2025, the NYPD recorded 330 antisemitic incidents, representing 57 percent of all reported bias crimes citywide. Jewish residents were targeted more frequently than all other groups combined.
Jewish security officials and hate crime experts have repeatedly warned that official statistics likely underrepresent the true scope of the problem, as many victims choose not to report incidents to police.
Several cases in January highlighted the severity of the trend. In one incident, two teenagers were charged after scrawling 73 swastikas on a playground used by Jewish children. In another, a rabbi was assaulted in Queens on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Separately, a driver rammed a vehicle into an entrance of the Chabad headquarters in Brooklyn.
The January data underscores a clear reality. Even as overall crime continues to fall, antisemitism remains the most prevalent form of hate crime in New York City, surging sharply at the outset of a new mayoral administration.
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