FBI data released this week showed that Jews were targeted in 1,528 hate crimes in the US in 2025, far more than any other religious group.

The figure amounted to 63% of the 2,408 religion-based hate crimes in the US last year.

Overall hate crimes, and those targeting Jews, decreased last year compared to 2024, although Jews remain disproportionately targeted.

The next most-targeted religious group was Muslims, who were the victims of 205 hate crime incidents, meaning Jews were attacked seven times more often.

Overall, Black people were targeted the most, with 2,811 hate crimes against them, the data showed. The US Black population is around six times larger than the Jewish population.

Jews were targeted in 14% of all hate crimes in the US last year, despite making up around two percent of the population.

The total number of targets against US Jews last year amounted to an antisemitic hate crime every six hours.

There were 410 fewer antisemitic hate crimes last year compared to 2024, a 21% drop. Antisemitic hate crimes in the US spiked following........

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