The so-called, 'we told you so': Data released by the New York Police Department shows that the number of antisemitic hate crimes in New York City jumped in January - the first month of Zohran Mammadani's term as mayor - by 182%.
Alongside this, last January was the safest in the city's history in terms of gun violence.
According to the data, last month there were 58 hate crimes in the Big Apple - 31 of which were directed against Jews. A sharp increase compared to January 2025, when 11 hate crimes against Jews were recorded.
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It should be noted that, according to police data, seven incidents against Muslims were also recorded in January, compared to zero cases in January 2025.
In 2025, the New York Police Department documented 330 antisemitic incidents, accounting for 571% of all hate crimes reported across the city.
By the way, the anti-Semitic incidents continue in February: Last night it was reported that a 17-year-old boy was arrested in New York on suspicion of sending anti-Semitic emails with threats to “kill Jews” to several people associated with the school he attended in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. The messages were sent at noon, and he was arrested about three hours later. The boy was charged with terroristic threats and aggravated harassment as a hate crime.
The New York regional director of the Anti-Defamation League called the dramatic jump in just one year "shocking." He stressed that the Jewish community is "on edge.".
He called on the mayor to urgently appoint a head of the municipal office for combating anti-Semitism, so that he can deal with the phenomenon in all its forms and represent the city's diverse Jewish community.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch chose to focus on the police's operational achievements. She noted that in January, New York City police recorded the lowest number of shootings and homicides in the city's recorded history.
During January, 40 shooting incidents were recorded with 47 casualties, a figure lower than the previous records set in 2019 and 2025.
The number of murders also dropped to a historic low, with Manhattan and Staten Island going the entire month without a single homicide.
