Hate crimes against Jews in NY have doubled in ’17, police say

Jews targeted 28 times so far this year, up from 13 over same period last year; total number of hate crimes nearly doubles

NEW YORK — Hate crimes against Jews have more than doubled in New York City since the start of the new year from the same period in 2016, police reported.

The city’s Police Department said 56 hate crimes were reported from January 1 to February 12, with 28 of the incidents targeting Jews, according to Politico. In the same period last year, the total number of hate crimes was 31, with 13 targeting Jews.

In December, the NYPD said it witnessed “a huge spike” in hate crimes following the election of President Donald Trump, with the majority of incidents directed at Jews.

JTA has reported on anti-Semitic incidents following the election, including acts of vandalism featuring swastikas in the New York subway and Donald Trump-related themes left in public areas as well as on the homes of Jewish individuals. Also, three separate strings of bomb threats have targeted Jewish community centers across the country.

@ChrisCuomo Watched your piece on hate crimes this morning. Why no talk on anti semitism? See below at a park in New York. Beastie Boy. pic.twitter.com/ewbgiBe2ou

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— Richard Drury (@richdrury10) November 21, 2016

On Wednesday, when asked by a reporter about “a sharp rise in anti-Semitic incidents across the United States,” Trump responded by boasting about his Electoral College win, pointing to his Jewish daughter’s family and promising that “you’re going to see a lot of love.”