A total of 31 reported antisemitic hate crimes took place in January, as compared to 11 in the same month last year. As such, an average of one hate crime took place each day.
With a recorded 58 hate crimes citywide in January, incidents targeting Jews accounted for 54% of all reported bias crimes, making antisemitism the most prevalent form of hate crime during the period.
Among some of the notable incidents in January were the assault on a rabbi in Queens on International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the ramming of the entrance of the Chabad headquarters in Brooklyn.
There was one hate crime against Hispanic and White people, two against Black people, seven against Muslims, and five against Asian people.
“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,” said the Combating Antisemitism Movement (CAM).
CAM was one of several Jewish groups to note that January was the first month under Mayor Mamdani.
“From swastikas at a playground in Boro Park to a car ramming at Chabad headquarters in Crown Heights, the Jewish community in NYC is very much on edge,” said the Anti-Defamation League’s NYC chapter. “In the face of this, we urge Mayor Mamdani to quickly name the next head of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism and to appoint a leader who will both represent this diverse Jewish community and confront ALL forms of antisemitism.”
Nevertheless, New York City saw an overall decline in violent crime, including shootings, robberies, felony assaults, and homicides.