{"id":254406,"date":"2026-06-03T22:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/254406\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T22:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:45:16","slug":"anti-jewish-hate-crimes-surge-in-nyc-despite-overall-drop-in-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/254406\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes Surge in NYC Despite Overall Drop in Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-234083 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fsdfdgfd.webp\" alt=\"Jessica Tisch, commissioner of the New York City Police Department, speaks alongside New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\"\/>Jessica Tisch, commissioner of the New York City Police Department, speaks alongside New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, May 20, 2026. Credit: Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul.by Debra Nussbaum Cohen (via JNS)<\/p>\n<p>By Debra Nussbaum Cohen<\/p>\n<p>ntisemitic incidents accounted for more than 60% of New York City\u2019s confirmed hate crimes in May, according to the latest data released by the New York Police Department, even as overall crime in the city continued to decline.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD reported that major crime fell 10.6% in May compared to the same month last year, with robberies, burglaries and grand larcenies all posting double-digit declines. The department also announced record lows for murders, shootings and shooting victims during the first five months of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, confirmed hate crimes surged 74.4% year over year, rising to 68 incidents from 39 in May 2025. The NYPD\u2019s Hate Crimes Task Force confirmed 98 hate-crime complaints were reported during the month, of which 68 met the legal standard for classification as hate crimes under New York state law.<\/p>\n<p>Jews were the target of 41 confirmed hate crimes in May, accounting for 60.3% of the city\u2019s total, despite Jewish New Yorkers comprising roughly 10% of the city\u2019s population. The figure represents a 71% increase from the 24 confirmed anti-Jewish hate crimes recorded in May 2025, according to the department.<\/p>\n<p>The next-highest totals were five anti-Muslim incidents and five crimes motivated by sexual orientation. The NYPD also recorded three anti-Asian incidents, one anti-Hispanic incident and one anti-white incident. No confirmed anti-Black hate crimes were reported during the month.<\/p>\n<p>Year to date, confirmed hate crimes have increased 8.6%, with 265 incidents recorded through May compared to 244 during the same period in 2025. Of those, 152 targeted Jews.<\/p>\n<p>Debra Nussbaum Cohen is the New York correspondent for JNS.org. She is an award-winning journalist, who has written about Jewish issues for\u00a0The New York Times,\u00a0Wall Street Journal\u00a0and\u00a0New York\u00a0magazine, as well as many Jewish publications. She is also author of\u00a0Celebrating Your New Jewish Daughter: Creating Jewish Ways to Welcome Baby Girls into the Covenant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jessica Tisch, commissioner of the New York City Police Department, speaks alongside New York Gov. 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