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A new data report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli this week revealed that 44% of all recorded hate crime incidents and 88% of religious-based hate crimes in the state in 2023 targeted Jewish victims.
A total of 1,089 hate crimes were reported in New York last year, the highest-ever recorded number, and 69% more than in 2019.
The full report — titled “The Concerning Growth of Hate Crime in New York State” — is accessible HERE.
“New York is a diverse hub of cultures, beliefs and identities, whose strength has always been in the creation of community bonds that unite us,” DiNapoli stated. “Fighting hatred and bigotry demands that we communicate with, respect and accept our neighbors. It requires our spiritual, political, community and business leaders to take active roles in denouncing hate, investing in prevention and protection efforts, and increasing education that celebrates the value of New York’s diversity.”
The report showed a divergence in hate crime trends between the state of New York as a whole and New York City.
“A decade ago, New York City and the rest of the state reported roughly equal shares of hate crime incidents. However, between 2013 and 2019, reported hate crime incidents in New York City increased by one-third, but declined by 25.8% in the rest of the state. Between 2019 and 2023, these incidents grew in New York City (59.3%) and more rapidly in the rest of the state (87.5%). In 2023, the New York City Police Department reported 669 hate crimes, an increase of 12.6% from 2022. In the rest of the state, the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) reported 420 incidents in 2023, a 12.9% increase from the year before.”
The report’s key findings included:
- The most common bias motivation reported in New York state in 2023 was for religion, with 543 incidents or nearly half. Race, ethnicity and national origin constitutes approximately one-third, and sexual orientation/gender identity (LGBTQ+) almost 17%.
- In 2023, 44% of all recorded hate crime incidents and 88% of religious-based hate crimes targeted Jewish victims, the largest share of all such crimes.
- Hate crimes against Jewish and Muslim New Yorkers rose by 89% (253 to 477) and 106% (18 to 37), respectively, between 2018 and 2023.
- The share of racially motivated incidents in the state is now greater than it was five years ago. Nearly 17% of all recorded hate crime incidents and 52% of racially motivated hate crimes were anti-Black.
- 71% of hate crimes based on an anti-LGBTQ+ bias targeted gay male victims, almost 12% of all incidents. Over the past five years, anti-gay male incidents have risen by 141% (54 to 130) and hate crimes against transgender New Yorkers have risen by 140% (10 to 24).
- During the pandemic, anti-Asian hate crimes spiked from five reported incidents in 2019 to 140 in 2021. In the last two years, the number of anti-Asian incidents has dropped by half, but remains 11 times the number of incidents reported in 2019.
