The New York Police Department reported 31 anti-Semitic hate crimes in December, up from the same month last year but down from October and November, when anti-Jewish attacks increased to following Hamas’ invasion of Israel on October 7.
Last December’s total is more than double the same month in 2022, when there were 14 anti-Jewish hate crimes. It is also much higher than the average of 18 incidents recorded in the first nine months of the year.
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However, December’s 31 anti-Semitic incidents are far fewer than the 62 anti-Jewish crimes recorded in November and 69 in October, indicating that the city’s recent wave of anti-Semitism may have peaked. Anti-Semitic crimes accounted for more than half of the 59 hate crimes reported to police in the city last month. There were also 11 hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation, four anti-Muslim hate crimes, four anti-Asian hate crimes and nine others in several other categories. The total number of anti-Semitic incidents reported to police in 2023 stands at 325, according to a compilation of monthly police data. This figure corresponds to almost one anti-Semitic incident per day.
2024-01-05 09:32:29
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