New report | Record high in physical attacks against Jews in the U.S.

By Tomer Almagor

2025 was one of the most violent years against Jews in the United States, setting a record for the number of physical assaults against Jews, according to the annual report of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) published yesterday (Wednesday). Over the course of the year, American Jews were attacked an average of 17 times per day.

According to the "Annual Report on Antisemitic Incidents", 2025 ranks as the third-worst year in terms of the total number of antisemitic incidents since the ADL began tracking them in 1979 - behind only 2024 and 2023. The number of incidents remains significantly higher compared to the years preceding the October 7 massacre and is 33% lower than 2024.

In total, 6,274 incidents of assault, harassment, and vandalism motivated by antisemitism were documented - an average of 17 incidents per day. Despite the overall decline in the number of incidents, the number of physical assaults rose by 4%, and the number of assaults involving deadly weapons jumped by 39%. At least 300 people were physically injured in 203 assaults.

"The report shows that this was one of the most violent years ever for Jews in the U.S., and it is a reminder of just how dramatically the threat landscape has changed. Numbers that would have shocked us five years ago have now become the baseline", said Jonathan Greenblatt, the global CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.

Three people were murdered in antisemitic attacks during the year: Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were shot dead in May outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, and 82-year-old Karen Diamond died from injuries sustained after Molotov cocktails were thrown at her during a hostage solidarity event in June.

Hatred of Jews did not spare a single state in the U.S., and antisemitic incidents were reported in all 50 states. The states with the highest number of incidents were New York (1,160), California (817), and New Jersey (687) - states with particularly large Jewish populations.

"Behind every single one of these incidents stands a real person: a family threatened at their synagogue, a rabbi attacked on the street, a student harassed on campus", said Oren Segal, Senior Vice President of Counter-Extremism and Intelligence at the Anti-Defamation League, adding: "2025 brought with it some of the most violent antisemitic attacks we can remember in recent years".