Anti-Semitism in the United States: Statistics on Religious Hate Crimes

(1996 - 2025)

fIntroduction
Incidents
Victims
Hate Crime Reports

Introduction

The following data about anti-Jewish and religiously biased hate crimes in the United States have been excerpted from the annual Report on Hate Crimes released by the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

The data for 2025 came from more than 17,000 law enforcement agencies. From “Hate Crime Statistics, 2024” to “Hate Crime Statistics, 2025,” the number of reported hate crime incidents decreased from 11,679 to 10,881. Offenses decreased from 13,683 to 13,026, while the number of victims decreased from 14,243 to 13,438. Additionally, the number of known offenders decreased from 10,096 to 9,509. The largest categories of religion were:

  • Anti-Jewish incidents: 63%
  • Anti-Islamic incidents: 9%
  • Anti-Sikh incidents: 7%
  • Anti-Catholic incidents: 3%

Overall, 14% of all victims of hate crimes are Jews.

The following table tracks hate crimes by religious bias as reported by U.S. law enforcement agencies since 1996.

Incidents

YearAnti-Jewish% Anti-JewishChangeAnti-Islamic% Anti-IslamicChangeTotal Religious
20251,528
63%-21%2059%
-10%2,408
20241,96870%6%2288%-3%2,783
2023
1,832
68%
63%
236
9%
49%
2,699
2022
1,122
55%
37%
158
8%
4%
2,042
2021
817
51%
4%
152
10%
46%
1,590
2020
787
67%
-17%
104
9%
-41%
1,174
2019
953
63%
14%
176
12%
-6%
1,521
2018
835
59%
-11%
188
13%
-31%
1,419
2017
938
60%
37%
273
17%
-11%
1,564
2016
684
54%
-2%
307
24%
19%
1,273
2015
695
51%
14%
257
19%
67%
1,354
2014
609
60%
-3%
154
15%
14%
1,014
2013
625
61%
-7%
135
13%
4%
1,031
2012
674
61%
-13%
130
12%
-17%
1,099
2011
771
63%
-13%
157
13%
-2%
1,233
2010
887
67%
-5%
160
12%
50%
1,322
2009
931
71%
-8%
107
8%
2%
1,303
2008
1,013
67%
5%
105
7%
-9%
1,519
2007
969
69%
0%
115
8%
-26%
1,400
2006
967
66%
14%
156
11%
22%
1,462
2005
848
69%
-11%
128
10%
-18%
1,227
2004
954
69%
3%
156
11%
5%
1,374
2003
927
69%
0%
149
11%
-4%
1,343
2002
931
65%
-11%
155
11%
-68%
1,426
2001
1,043
57%
-6%
481
26%
1618%
1,828
2000
1,109
75%
0%
28
2%
-13%
1,472
1999
1,109
79%
3%
32
2%
52%
1,411
1998
1,081
78%
-1%
21
2%
-25%
1,390
1997
1,087
78%
-2%
28
2%
4%
1,385
1996
1,109
79%
 
27
2%
 
1,401

Victims

YearAnti-Jewish% Anti-JewishChangeAnti-Islamic% Anti-IslamicChangeTotal Religious
20251,74662%-22%27410%-9%2,798
20242,23769%8%3019%6%3,235
20232,06966%70%2839%42%3,121
20221,21760%40%20010%5%2,042
202186950%5%19011%53%1,746
202082459%-20%1249%-45%1,408
2019103260%12%22713%-4%1,715
201892057%-10%23615%-27%1,617
20171,01758%18%32519%-16%1,749
201686254%18%38824%26%1,584
201573152%13%30722%67%1,402
201464857%-12%18416%10%1,140
201373760%-12%16714%8%1,223
201283662%-11%15512%-16%1,340
201193663%-10%18513%-6%1,480
20101,04067%-8%19713%49%1,552
20091,13272%-1%1328%2%1,575
20081,14566%2%1308%-8%1,732
20071,12769%-1%1429%-32%1,628
20061,14465%17%20812%38%1,750
200597770%-9%15111%-25%1,405
20041,07668%5%20113%15%1,586
20031,02569%-5%17512%1%1,489
20021,08465%-9%17410%-69%1,659
20011,19656%-6%55426%1439%2,118
20001,26975%-2%362%6%1,699
19991,28976%4%342%48%1,686
19981,23572%-1%231%-28%1,720
19971,24779%3%322%-3%1,586
19961,20979% 332% 1,535

 

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Sources: Federal Bureau of Investigation.