Crime rates in israel

Border Police seize over 10,000 cannabis plants located in 18 greenhouses in southern Israel

The event took place as part of a wider operation to locate and destroy illegal drug greenhouses across southern Israel.

Border Police forces located 18 drug greenhouses containing more than 10,000 cannabis plants, May 11, 2026.
IDF, Israel Police arrest five suspects in major Palestinian gang running forgery ring, May 12, 2026.

Major Palestinian gang running forgery ring uncovered in West Bank op. by IDF, Israel Police

 The silhouette of a person, with Iran's flag in the background (illustrative).

Civilian, three IDF soldiers indicted for spying for Iran prior to enlistment

 PRESIDENT’S ROOM with Dormition Abbey in the background.

WATCH: Israel Police arrest man for attacking nun near King David's Tomb


Annual pardons report: Herzog lists crimes for which there are no pardons, commuted sentences

The decisions were made in cooperation with the Justice Ministry.

 Palestinian prisoners wait to be released from Ketziot prison, southern Israel, October 1, 2007.

Violence reports drop during Israel-Hamas War, experts warn of post-war surge

Women made up 46% of victims of physical violence and threats but 80% of the victims of sexual violence, according to the report.

 A woman wrapped in an Israel flag stands outside the place where mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema attends a press conference following the violence targeting fans of an Israeli soccer team, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024.

Rape crisis centers get 55,000 complaints in 2023

Israel's rape crisis centers report 81% of sex offense cases closed without indictment in 2023, with most victims being minors attacked by people they knew.

 A PROTEST against the sexual violence committed in the October 7 massacre – and the international silence afterward – takes place outside UN Headquarters in New York City earlier this month.

Can Israel tackle internal terror threats rising across the country? - analysis

The massive rise in lawlessness in the Negev has also fueled the rise in terror attacks.

 SECURITY FORCES arrive at the scene of a stabbing attack in Jerusalem, last month. Contrary to a narrative popularly pushed by Western leaders and the media, Palestinian terrorism isn’t just conducted by the extremists in Palestinian society, the writer argues. (20/4/2024)

Ben-Gvir leads mass raid on crime following deadly attack in Ramle

“The task here isn’t easy; there are layer upon layer of crime hubs. Our mission is to simply cut off its head," Ben Gvir said.

Itamar Ben-Gvir leading an operation on criminal families in the area of Ramle and Lod on September 13, 2024

Job loss for Israeli parents hurts children's academic performance - Finance min

A recent study showed that the sudden job loss of a parent can significantly impact the child's academic future and increase the probability of their involvement in crime.

 Income Tax and Property Tax Department at the Finance Ministry

Ra'am's Abbas proposes parliamentary investigation into surging crime in Arab sector

"The number of murder cases leaped disproportionally in the past year, as a result of a prime minister whose only interest is to remain in power, and a failing, incapable, and racist minister."

 MK Mansour Abbas, leader of the United Arab List (Ra’am).

Man arrested at B-G Airport for suspected involvement in two-year-old murder case

Israel Police arrested a man at Ben-Gurion for a two-year-old murder case; Police arrested two suspects in connection to a shooting incident in Hadera; Police thwarted a criminal attack in Lod

Police car at night

Four more dead as gun crime wave continues in Israel

Over 179 people have been killed in the Arab sector since the beginning of 2023, according to the Abraham Initiatives.

 The scene of a shooting in Haifa. September 24, 2023

Police seek to catch Arab sector crime bosses through tax forms

Since the year began police have confiscated 1,233 pistols, 218 rifles, 493 improvised weapons, 54 shotguns, 453 different types of grenades, 231 explosive charges, and 166,176 rounds of ammunition.

Smuggled guns seized by the IDF and Israel Police near the border with Jordan, October 3, 2022