Almost two-thirds of all religion-based hate crimes in the US in 2025 were against Jews, the FBI revealed in its newly released Reported Crimes in the Nation.
According to the data, there were 1,528 antisemitic hate crime incidents recorded last year, constituting 63% of the total. The number of hate crimes targeting Jews was over seven times higher than the next highest target: anti-Muslim crimes (205 incidents).
The FBI recorded 1,685 antisemitic offenses, which meant some incidents involved more than one criminal act. It also recorded 1,746 victims of antisemitic hate crimes and 1,591 offenders.
This marked a decrease across the board compared to 2024, when there were 1,938 antisemitic hate crime incidents, 2,137 offenses, and 2,237 victims.
Nevertheless, 2025 marked the third-highest year on record of anti-Jewish hate crimes.
Over 150 anti-Jewish assaults in 2025, over 500 acts of intimidation
The FBI also released details of the types of offenses committed.
Violent acts remained high, with 162 anti-Jewish assaults (50 aggravated and 112 simple assaults) in 2025, along with three anti-Jewish murder/nonnegligent manslaughter offenses and 505 acts of intimidation targeting Jewish victims. There was also one listed incident of antisemitic rape.
More than half of the offenses (920) involved destruction of property, vandalism, or other forms of damage.
“Behind every one of these numbers is a person who was targeted simply for being Jewish, whether through vandalism, intimidation, or violence,” said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.
“In 2025, that hate turned deadly, not just here at home, but around the world. 2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic attacks in the Jewish Diaspora in more than three decades, with 20 people murdered globally simply for being Jewish.
“We cannot allow a modest yet positive decline in the top-line domestic numbers to obscure the reality that antisemitism remains one of the most persistent and dangerous forms of hate in this country and beyond.”
Hate crime sends message of fear to entire community
“When a hate crime occurs, the damage extends far beyond the victims and sends a message of fear to an entire community,” said Carla Hill, vice president of research and investigations, ADL Center on Extremism.
“Hate crimes are deeply personal, harmful, and traumatizing, not only for the individual targeted, but for the entire community. Addressing them requires a whole-of-government, whole-of-society response that centers victims and the needs of those impacted.”
American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch said: “While we acknowledge the drop in anti-Jewish hate crimes, this offers limited comfort to the many American Jews who feel that violence, harassment, and discrimination against Jews is too often excused and normalized, and therefore likely not reported to the fullest extent.
“We are urging all those in positions of power across society to work with us to continue this momentum and take new, concrete action to stand against anti-Jewish hate.”
The new FBI data is based on aggregation from 16,791 law enforcement agencies, representing 86% of agencies enrolled in the hate crime data collection program.