List of antisemitic incidents in the United States

Civil rights groups in the United States, such as the Anti-Defamation League (ADL),[1][2] American Jewish Committee (AJC)[3] and Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC),[4] catalog antisemitic incidents, including assaults, harassment, vandalism, violence and threats of violence.[5]

Resurgence of antisemitism

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Research has shown a rising level of antisemitism since the 2010s.[6][7] According to the ADL, there were 8,873 antisemitic incidents across the United States in 2023, a 140% bump from the 3,698 incidents in 2022 and the highest since 1979. Compared to 2022, assaults, vandalism and harassment rose by 45%, 69% and 184% respectively in 2023.[8] The ADL reported a 200% increase in antisemitic incidents from October 7, 2023, to September 24, 2024, vis-à-vis 2022–23. They explained that the increase was due partly to their new methodology,[9] which was disputed by some current and former staff disagreeing with the ADL's methodology, e.g. definition of antisemitism being used.[10]

According to the FBI's 2023 statistics, antisemitic incidents accounted for 68% of all religion-based hate crimes, a 63% bump vis-à-vis 2022. The American Jewish Committee (AJC) commented that it was likely much lower than the actual number as hate crimes had been widely underreported across the country.[11]

Scholars claimed the rise signaled a shift in the nature and prevalence of antisemitism in United States that portended a return to the era of explicit and pervasive antisemitism.[12][13][14] According to an August 2024 survey by the Combat Antisemitism Movement, 3.5 million Jews in America have experienced antisemitism since the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel. Of the 1,075 American Jews interviewed, 28% claimed to have heard "Jews care too much about money", 25% heard "Jews control the world", 14% heard "American Jews care more about Israel than about the US", and 13% heard "the Holocaust did not happen" or its severity has been "exaggerated".[15][16]

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References

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    Take an in-depth look at antisemitic incidents in the U.S. and compare annual trends.
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