New York hate crime reports have skyrocketed a record-shattering 69% since 2019 – largely due to raging antisemitism, according to a sobering analysis released Wednesday by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
Hate crimes against Jews surged statewide by 89% — from 253 incidents in 2018 to a whopping 477 incidents in 2023 while anti-Muslim incidents soared 106%, from 18 to 37 incidents, the report said.
Some 44% of all recorded hate crime incidents and 88% of religious-based hate crimes recorded statewide last year targeted Jewish victims amid the raging Israel-Hamas war in Gaza — the largest share of all such crimes.
“The data compiled by the comptroller’s office reaffirms what Jewish New Yorkers are unfortunately experiencing all too often in the community,” said Mark Treyger, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council.
The report was “very serious and sobering,” he added.
The 1,089 overall hate incidents reported last year is the highest ever recorded since annual reporting became a requirement in 2000, the report said.
New York City data show about 58% of all 669 hate crime incidents in 2023 were committed against a person rather than property.
One-third of the incidents were egregious enough to be felonies — including 72 felony assaults, nearly half against Jews or gay males, according to the analysis.
Incidents against Jews accounted for an eye-popping 65% of all felony hate crime incidents in the Big Apple in 2023, DiNapoli said.
The most common offense was aggravated harassment in the first degree, a felony offense that involves acts such as painting a swastika, placing a…
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