FBI: 70% of religion-based 'hate crimes' in the US in 2024 were directed against Jews
New data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation showed a slight increase in “hate crimes” against Jews during 2024.
“Reported single-bias anti-Jewish hate crimes comprised 16 percent of all reported hate crimes and nearly 70 percent of all reported religion-based hate crimes in 2024, which is a slight increase from prior years,” the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reported.
The data also indicated a 5.8% increase in “single-bias anti-Jewish hate crime incidents” in 2024, compared to a total of 1,938 incidents in 2023.
Of those, 178 involved physical assaults – up slightly from the 174 anti-Jewish assaults reported in 2023.
Though the data show only a slight increase in anti-Jewish crimes, along with an overall slight decrease in hate crimes, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said that the U..S government must enact policy to stop “the scourge of hate crimes.”
“Since the massacre committed by Hamas in Israel on October 7, American Jews haven’t had a moment of peace,” Greenblatt said.
“They’ve encountered antisemitism in schools, on campuses, in public spaces, at work, and in Jewish institutions. The government and national leadership must take these numbers seriously and act decisively to protect all Americans from the scourge of hate crimes,” he added.
The ADL report specifically advocated for the passing of a bill that would withhold federal funding from law enforcement agencies that don’t report hate crime data.
The All Israel News Staff is a team of journalists in Israel.
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