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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
Anti-Jewish
% Anti-Jewish
Change
Anti-Islamic
% Anti-Islamic
Change
Total Religious
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


Sources: Federal Bureau of Investigation.
“FBI Releases 2022 Crime in the Nation Statistics,” FBI, (October 16, 2023).