Hate Crimes against Jews rise by 37% in 2017

According to the latest FBI hate crime statistics,  the overall number of hate incidents reported to the FBI increased about 17 percent in 2017 compared with the previous year.  

Jews were subject to nearly 60% of religiously motivated hate crimes in 2017 in spite of being only 2% of U.S. Population.  There were a total of 938 hate crimes committed against Jews in 2017, up 37 % from 2016.

Of the 1,749 victims of anti-religious hate crimes:

• 58.1 percent were victims of crimes motivated by their offenders’ anti-Jewish bias.

• 18.6 percent were victims of anti-Islamic (Muslim) bias.

• 4.3 percent were victims of anti-Catholic bias.

• 3.3 percent were victims of bias against groups of individuals of varying religions (anti-multiple religions, group).

• 2.3 percent were victims of anti-Protestant bias.

• 1.8 percent were victims of anti-Other Christian bias.

• 1.5 percent were victims of anti-Eastern Orthodox (Russian, Greek, Other) bias.

• 1.5 percent were victims of anti-Sikh bias.

• 0.9 percent (15 individuals) were victims of anti-Hindu bias.

• 0.9 percent (15 individuals) were victims of anti-Mormon bias.

• 0.7 percent (13 individuals) were victims of anti-Jehovah’s Witness bias.

• 0.7 percent (12 individuals) were victims of anti-Buddhist bias.

• 0.5 percent (8 individuals) were victims of anti-Atheist/Agnostic bias.

• 4.9 percent were victims of bias against other religions (anti-other religion).
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The toxic climate coming from both the fringe left and the fringe right  is adding fuel to the fire of the worlds oldest hatred.

What Islamophobia? Most Religious Hate crimes in America directed towards Jews

The FBI's latest report on Hate Crimes in America is out.  Of crimes associated with a religious bias, nearly 57% were directed towards Jews.  

Of the 1,140 victims of anti-religious hate crimes:

• 56.8 percent were victims of crimes motivated by their offenders’ anti-Jewish bias.

• 16.1 percent were victims of anti-Islamic (Muslim) bias.

• 6.2 percent were victims of bias against groups of individuals of varying religions (anti-multiple religions, group).

• 6.1 percent were victims of anti-Catholic bias.

• 2.5 percent were victims of anti-Protestant bias.

• 1.2 percent were victims of anti-Atheist/Agnostic bias.

• 11.0 percent were victims of bias against other religions (anti-other religion). 

Read the entire report  for 2014 here