NYPD Says Jews Were 55% of NYC Hate-Crime Targets

The NYPD's July 2 first-half 2026 crime release said confirmed hate crimes rose 7.7% year to date, 322 versus 299, and that 55.3% of confirmed hate crimes in the first six months were anti-Jewish, even though Jewish New Yorkers are about 10% of the city. The department counted 178 anti-Jewish confirmed hate crimes, up 2.3% from 174 in 2025; JNS and Fox 5 carried the same figures, while Times of Israel quoted Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Commissioner Jessica Tisch at the briefing. New York's broader crime declines are welcome, but Jewish safety cannot be treated as a footnote. Diaspora communities deserve visible protection against antisemitic and anti-Israel violence.