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ADL 2025 Antisemitism Audit: Overall Incident Drop, Assaults Reach Record Levels

5/6/2026, 10:23:58 PM

Core Findings – Incident Decline and Assault Surge

  • 6,274 incidents, a 33 % drop from 2024, the third-highest total since 1979.
  • Physical assaults rose to 203 (up from 196); assaults with deadly weapons increased 39 % to 32.
  • Three murders were recorded, the first antisemitic killings since 2019.
  • Bomb threats fell to 59; campus incidents dropped 66 % to 583; anti-Israel protest incidents on campuses fell 83 %.

Methodology & Scope

  • Includes criminal and non-criminal harassment, vandalism, assault reported by victims, law enforcement, media, partners, to ensure consistency across years.
  • Requires evidence of anti-Jewish animus; sprees counted once; online harassment logged under the relevant institution or “Online.”
  • Since Oct 7 2023, the audit counts certain anti-Zionist expressions and support for violent resistance perceived as terrorism.
  • Partners: AEPi, Chabad on Campus, CSI, CSS, Hillel International, ICC, IAC, JCRC, JFNA, JGO, Jewish on Campus, SCN, Stop Hate in Schools, URJ, USCJ, and > 380 law-enforcement agencies.

Data Highlights

  • Jews (2 % of the U.S. population) accounted for 16 % of hate-crime victims in 2024.
  • Vandalism declined to 2,068 incidents; harassment to 4,003.
  • Swastika graffiti and white-supremacist propaganda fell roughly 50 %.
  • Israel-related incidents comprised 45 % of the total, down from 58 % in 2024.
  • Bomb threats numbered 59 versus 627 in 2024; K-12 school incidents totaled 825.

Impact & Significance

  • The rise in assaults fuels community anxiety; FBI data show anti-Jewish hate crimes made up nearly 70 % of religious-based hate crimes.
  • Declines in non-violent incidents may reflect fewer public gatherings rather than a genuine reduction in hostility.

Official Statements

  • ADL says the audit separates legitimate Israel criticism from antisemitism while noting the surge in violent assaults.
  • ADL cites collaboration with law-enforcement and partner organizations to improve reporting and response.

Criticism & Opposition

  • SPLC’s Rachel Carroll Rivas says antisemitic targeting is increasing and politicized.
  • Brendan Lantz of Florida State University argues the broader definition includes Israel-related speech, blurring the line between protest and hate.
  • Pro-Palestinian groups contest counting slogans such as “From the river to the sea” as antisemitic.

Conflicting Reports & Gaps

  • ADL totals differ from FBI hate-crime statistics because ADL includes non-criminal events.
  • Underreporting and delayed federal data hinder real-time comparison.

Verbatim Quotes

  • “Our 2025 Audit, which shows it was one of the most violent years for American Jews on record, is a reminder of how dramatically the threat landscape has shifted.” — Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO
  • “When you look at the fact that assaults have increased, it speaks to why so many in the Jewish community feel vulnerable,” — Oren Segal, ADL Senior VP, Counter-Extremism
  • “And we see the politicization and weaponization of it. It’s shocking.” — Rachel Carroll Rivas, SPLC Deputy Director of Research
  • “Brendan Lantz, director of Florida State University’s Hate Crime Research and Policy Institute, said the audit attempts to distinguish conceptually between criticism of Israel and antisemitism, but it takes a broader definition allowing for Israel-related expressions to be included.” — Brendan Lantz, FSU

What’s Next

  • ADL will refine its methodology, expand partnerships, and monitor online hate; researchers urge deeper study of assault motivations.