New York antisemitic hate crimes rise 8.5% in 2026 as violent crime falls

Antisemitic hate crimes in New York City rose by 8.5% in the first seven months of 2026, even as overall violent crime fell to historic lows. The New York Police Department recorded 205 confirmed hate crimes against Jews between January and July, up from 189 in the same period of 2025. Jews were the targets in 57% of all bias-motivated crimes in the city, which totalled 360 incidents in 2026.

The NYPD did not provide a breakdown of hate crimes into violent and non-violent categories. Antisemitic incidents reached a record high in 2024 following Hamas’s October 2023 attacks on Israel and Israel’s subsequent military operations in Gaza. While figures dipped slightly in 2025, they have remained elevated over the past five years.

Recent high-profile attacks have heightened concerns among Jewish communities. In July, a Jewish man and an Asian man were stabbed in Manhattan, a Jewish man was assaulted in Brooklyn by an assailant shouting antisemitic slurs, and two synagogues in Queens were vandalised with motor oil and faeces.

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, attributed the rise in antisemitic incidents to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s criticism of Israel. Danon linked Mamdani’s statements about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the stabbing of Moshe Grunhaus on the Upper West Side, which occurred hours after Mamdani called Netanyahu a “war criminal” and urged the U.S. government to arrest him for war crimes in Gaza.

Danon said on X, “Since Zohran Mamdani took office as Mayor of New York City, there has been a troubling rise in hate crimes targeting Jews across the city. This is not just our opinion. The NYPD’s own statistics show a sharp increase in antisemitic hate crimes since January 2026.” Mamdani’s office did not respond to requests for comment on allegations that his rhetoric contributed to antisemitism.

Mamdani issued a statement on Monday calling it “unacceptable” that Jewish New Yorkers, who comprise a minority of the city’s population, continue to be the majority of hate crime victims. He said his administration had increased the budget of the Office of Hate Crime Prevention by more than 800%.

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency led its report with the 8.5% increase in antisemitic hate crimes and the proportion of hate crimes targeting Jews. It quoted Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon linking Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rhetoric to the stabbing of Moshe Grunhaus. The report also included Mamdani’s statement condemning antisemitism and his administration’s budget increase for the Office of Hate Crime Prevention.

No centre- or right-rated outlet ran this story at all. None of the reports printed below mention whether the NYPD provided a breakdown of hate crimes into violent and non-violent categories.