Anti-Semitism in the United States: Statistics on Religious Hate Crimes
(1996 - 2023)
Introduction
Incidents
Victims
Hate Crime Reports
Introduction
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).
The data for 2023 came from 16,009 law enforcement agencies. The totals show 11,862 hate crime incidents involving 13,829 related offenses were reported, affecting 13,857 victims. Incidents of religious bias represented 24% of the total – 2,699 incidents and 2,967 offenses affecting 3,121 victims. The largest categories of religion included:
- Anti-Jewish incidents: 68%
- Anti-Islamic incidents: 9%
- Anti-Sikh incidents: 5%
- Anti-Catholic incidents: 3%
Overall, 14% of all victims are Jews, and 66% of all religious hate crime victims are Jews.
The following table tracks hate crimes by religious bias as reported by U.S. law enforcement agencies since 1996.
Incidents
Year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
Year | Anti-Jewish | % Anti-Jewish | Change | Anti-Islamic | % Anti-Islamic | Change | Total Religious |
2023 | 2,069 | 66% | 70% | 283 | 9% | 42% | 3,121 |
2022 | 1,217 | 60% | 40% | 200 | 10% | 5% | 2,042 |
2021 | 869 | 50% | 5% | 190 | 11% | 53% | 1,746 |
2020 | 824 | 59% | -20% | 124 | 9% | -45% | 1,408 |
2019 | 1032 | 60% | 12% | 227 | 13% | -4% | 1,715 |
2018 | 920 | 57% | -10% | 236 | 15% | -27% | 1,617 |
2017 | 1,017 | 58% | 18% | 325 | 19% | -16% | 1,749 |
2016 | 862 | 54% | 18% | 388 | 24% | 26% | 1,584 |
2015 | 731 | 52% | 13% | 307 | 22% | 67% | 1,402 |
2014 | 648 | 57% | -12% | 184 | 16% | 10% | 1,140 |
2013 | 737 | 60% | -12% | 167 | 14% | 8% | 1,223 |
2012 | 836 | 62% | -11% | 155 | 12% | -16% | 1,340 |
2011 | 936 | 63% | -10% | 185 | 13% | -6% | 1,480 |
2010 | 1,040 | 67% | -8% | 197 | 13% | 49% | 1,552 |
2009 | 1,132 | 72% | -1% | 132 | 8% | 2% | 1,575 |
2008 | 1,145 | 66% | 2% | 130 | 8% | -8% | 1,732 |
2007 | 1,127 | 69% | -1% | 142 | 9% | -32% | 1,628 |
2006 | 1,144 | 65% | 17% | 208 | 12% | 38% | 1,750 |
2005 | 977 | 70% | -9% | 151 | 11% | -25% | 1,405 |
2004 | 1,076 | 68% | 5% | 201 | 13% | 15% | 1,586 |
2003 | 1,025 | 69% | -5% | 175 | 12% | 1% | 1,489 |
2002 | 1,084 | 65% | -9% | 174 | 10% | -69% | 1,659 |
2001 | 1,196 | 56% | -6% | 554 | 26% | 1439% | 2,118 |
2000 | 1,269 | 75% | -2% | 36 | 2% | 6% | 1,699 |
1999 | 1,289 | 76% | 4% | 34 | 2% | 48% | 1,686 |
1998 | 1,235 | 72% | -1% | 23 | 1% | -28% | 1,720 |
1997 | 1,247 | 79% | 3% | 32 | 2% | -3% | 1,586 |
1996 | 1,209 | 79% | 33 | 2% | 1,535 |
Full Hate Crime Reports
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- 2000
- 1996
Sources: Federal Bureau of Investigation.
“FBI Releases 2022 Crime in the Nation Statistics,” FBI, (October 16, 2023).