Jewish community most targeted religious group, new FBI hate crime report says
Because many major cities continue to not report hate crimes, the true state of antisemitism in the US is likely much worse than the record number of antisemitic hate crimes in the FBI’s data.
Antisemitic hate crimes accounted for 67% of all religiously motivated hate crimes recorded last year by the FBI, up by 11% from the year prior, according to the FBI’s 2023 Hate Crimes Report released Monday.
The FBI recorded 1,832 antisemitic hate crimes in 2023, a number the American Jewish Committee claims is likely much lower than the actual number of incidents as hate crimes are widely underreported across the country.
The FBI recorded 539 reports of property destruction, damage, and vandalism, as well as 437 reports of intimidation. Most incidents occurred at home, with fewer at synagogues or places of worship.
“Despite Jews only accounting for 2% of the US population, the community was the target of 68% of religiously motivated hate crimes committed in 2023,” AJC said in a statement.
“As the Jewish community is still reeling from Hamas’s brutal attack against Israelis on October 7, we are simultaneously contending with an earth-shattering increase in antisemitic violence,” AJC CEO Ted Deutch said in the statement. “The 1,832 reported antisemitic crimes – a staggering 63% increase from last year – have taken a severe toll on so many American Jews’ way of life.”
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-821419