Jews, who are 10% of New Yorkers, targets of 55% of hate crimes in city in first half of 2026, NYPD says
From Jan. 1 to June 30, Jews were the targets of 178 confirmed hate crimes in New York City—more than 55% of all hate crimes that the city recorded, and a 2.3% increase over the 174 in 2025. In the same span, there were about 8.5 times fewer anti-Muslim confirmed hate crimes (21) and about 5.4 times fewer such incidents targeting people based on sexual orientation (33).
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