Anti-Semitism in the United States: Statistics on Religious Hate Crimes
(1996 - 2021)
The following data about anti-Jewish and religiously-biased hate crimes in the United States has been excerpted from the annual Report on Hate Crimes released by the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
To read the full Hate Crime Reports, archived from 1996, click here.
The data for 2021 was originally believed to seriously underestimate the number of hate crimes because only 11,883 of 18,812 law enforcement agencies participated in the Hate Crime Statistics Program, down from 15,138 the previous year. More concerning was that several of the largest law enforcement agencies, as well as some states, did not submit data. Hence, data cannot reliably be compared across years. The Bureau subsequently issued a supplemental report that added data from another 3,025 agencies, which represented larger populations.
The totals including the supplemental data show 10,840 incidents and 12,411 related offenses were reported affecting 12,822 victims. Incidents of religious bias represented 14.1% of the total – 1,590 incidents and 1,690 offenses affecting 1,746 victims. The largest categories of religion included:
- Anti-Jewish incidents: 51%
- Anti-Sikh incidents: 12%
- Anti-Islamic incidents: 10%
- Anti-Catholic incidents: 6%
Overall, 7% of all victims are Jews.
The following table tracks hate crimes by religious bias as reported by U.S. law enforcement agencies since 1996.
Year
|
Incidents |
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Anti-Jewish | Change | Anti-Islamic | Change | Total Religious | Total Change | % Change | |
2021 | 817 | 30 | 152 | 48 | 1,590 | 416 | 35% |
2020 | 787 | -166 | 104 | -72 | 1,174 | -347 | -23% |
2019 | 953 | 118 | 176 | -12 | 1,521 | 102 | 7% |
2018
|
835 | -103 | 188 | -85 | 1,419 | -145 | -9% |
2017
|
938 | 254 | 273 | -34 | 1,564 | 291 | 23% |
2016
|
684 | -11 | 307 | 50 | 1,273 | -81 | -6% |
2015
|
695 | 86 | 257 | 103 | 1,354 | 340 | 34% |
2014
|
609 | -16 | 154 | 19 | 1,014 | -17 | -2% |
2013
|
625 | -49 | 135 | 5 | 1,031 | -68 | -6% |
2012
|
674 | -97 | 130 | -27 | 1,099 | -134 | -11% |
2011
|
771 | -116 | 157 | -3 | 1,233 | -89 | -7% |
2010
|
887 | -44 | 160 | 53 | 1,322 | 19 | 1% |
2009
|
931 | -82 | 107 | 2 | 1,303 | -216 | -14% |
2008
|
1,013 | 44 | 105 | -10 | 1,519 | 119 | 9% |
2007
|
969 | 2 | 115 | -41 | 1,400 | -62 | -4% |
2006
|
967 | 119 | 156 | 28 | 1,462 | 235 | 19% |
2005
|
848 | -106 | 128 | -28 | 1,227 | -147 | -11% |
2004
|
954 | 27 | 156 | 7 | 1,374 | 31 | 2% |
2003
|
927 | -4 | 149 | -6 | 1,343 | -83 | -6% |
2002
|
931 | -112 | 155 | -326 | 1,426 | -402 | -22% |
2001
|
1,043 | -66 | 481 | 453 | 1,828 | 356 | 24% |
2000
|
1,109 | 0 | 28 | -4 | 1,472 | 61 | 4% |
1999
|
1,109 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 1,411 | 21 | 2% |
1998
|
1,081 | -6 | 21 | -7 | 1,390 | 5 | 0% |
1997
|
1,087 | -22 | 28 | 1 | 1,385 | -16 | -1% |
1996
|
1,109 | 27 | 1,401 |
Year |
Incidents |
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% Anti-Jewish | Change | % Anti-Islamic | Change | |
2021 | 51% | -16% | 10% | 1% |
2020 | 67% | 4% | 9% | -3% |
2019 | 63% | 4% | 12% | -2% |
2018 | 59% | -1% | 13% | -4% |
2017 | 60% | 6% | 17% | -7% |
2016 | 54% | 2% | 24% | 5% |
2015 | 51% | -9% | 19% | 4% |
2014 | 60% | -1% | 15% | 2% |
2013 | 61% | -1% | 13% | 1% |
2012 | 61% | -1% | 12% | -1% |
2011 | 63% | -5% | 13% | 1% |
2010 | 67% | -4% | 12% | 4% |
2009 | 71% | 5% | 8% | 1% |
2008 | 67% | -3% | 7% | -1% |
2007 | 69% | 3% | 8% | -2% |
2006 | 66% | -3% | 11% | 0% |
2005 | 69% | 0% | 10% | -1% |
2004 | 69% | 0% | 11% | 0% |
2003 | 69% | 4% | 11% | 0% |
2002 | 65% | 8% | 11% | -15% |
2001 | 57% | -18% | 26% | 24% |
2000 | 75% | -3% | 2% | 0% |
1999 | 79% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
1998 | 78% | -1% | 2% | -1% |
1997 | 78% | -1% | 2% | 0% |
1996 | 79% | 2% |
Year |
Victims |
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Anti-Jewish | Change | Anti-Islamic | Change | Total Religious | Total Change | % Change | |
2021 | 869 | 45 | 190 | 66 | 1,746 | 338 | 24% |
2020 | 824 | -208 | 124 | -103 | 1,408 | -307 | -18% |
2019 | 1032 | 112 | 227 | -9 | 1,715 | 98 | 6% |
2018 | 920 | -97 | 236 | -89 | 1,617 | -132 | -8% |
2017 | 1,017 | 155 | 325 | -63 | 1,749 | 165 | 10% |
2016
|
862 | 131 | 388 | 81 | 1,584 | 182 | 13% |
2015
|
731 | 83 | 307 | 123 | 1,402 | 262 | 23% |
2014
|
648 | -89 | 184 | 17 | 1,140 | -83 | -7% |
2013
|
737 | -99 | 167 | 12 | 1,223 | -117 | -9% |
2012
|
836 | -100 | 155 | -30 | 1,340 | -140 | -9% |
2011
|
936 | -104 | 185 | -12 | 1,480 | -72 | -5% |
2010
|
1,040 | -92 | 197 | 65 | 1,552 | -23 | -1% |
2009
|
1,132 | -13 | 132 | 2 | 1,575 | -157 | -9% |
2008
|
1,145 | 18 | 130 | -12 | 1,732 | 104 | 6% |
2007
|
1,127 | -17 | 142 | -66 | 1,628 | -122 | -7% |
2006
|
1,144 | 167 | 208 | 57 | 1,750 | 345 | 25% |
2005
|
977 | -99 | 151 | -50 | 1,405 | -181 | -11% |
2004
|
1,076 | 51 | 201 | 26 | 1,586 | 97 | 7% |
2003
|
1,025 | -59 | 175 | 1 | 1,489 | -170 | -10% |
2002
|
1,084 | -112 | 174 | -380 | 1,659 | -459 | -22% |
2001
|
1,196 | -73 | 554 | 518 | 2,118 | 419 | 25% |
2000
|
1,269 | -20 | 36 | 2 | 1,699 | 13 | 1% |
1999
|
1,289 | 54 | 34 | 11 | 1,686 | -34 | -2% |
1998
|
1,235 | -12 | 23 | -9 | 1,720 | 134 | 8% |
1997
|
1,247 | 38 | 32 | -1 | 1,586 | 51 | 3% |
1996
|
1,209 | 33 | 1,535 |
* The term victim may refer to a person, business, institution, or society as a whole.
Year |
Victims |
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% Anti-Jewish | Change | % Anti-Islamic | Change | |
2021 | 50% | -9% | -7% | -16% |
2020 | 59% | -2% | 9% | -4% |
2019 | 60% | 3% | 13% | -1% |
2018 | 57% | -1% | 15% | -4% |
2017 | 58% | 4% | 19% | -6% |
2016 | 54% | 2% | 24% | 3% |
2015 | 52% | -5% | 22% | 6% |
2014 | 57% | -3% | 16% | 2% |
2013 | 60% | -2% | 14% | 2% |
2012 | 62% | -1% | 12% | -1% |
2011 | 63% | -4% | 13% | 0% |
2010 | 67% | -5% | 13% | 4% |
2009 | 72% | 6% | 8% | 1% |
2008 | 66% | -3% | 8% | -1% |
2007 | 69% | 4% | 9% | -3% |
2006 | 65% | -4% | 12% | 1% |
2005 | 70% | 2% | 11% | -2% |
2004 | 68% | -1% | 13% | 1% |
2003 | 69% | 3% | 12% | 1% |
2002 | 65% | 9% | 10% | -16% |
2001 | 56% | -18% | 26% | 24% |
2000 | 75% | -2% | 2% | 0% |
1999 | 76% | 5% | 2% | 1% |
1998 | 72% | -7% | 1% | -1% |
1997 | 79% | 0% | 2% | 0% |
1996 | 79% | 2% |
Full Hate Crime Reports
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation.