Chicago Says Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes Are Declining in Windy City

Mayor Johnson's strategy to combat hate crimes angers Jewish leaders

Johnson's plan calls for creating a “Jewish Engagement Council to serve as a direct bridge for dialogue” between residents, community leaders and the mayor’s office, and an “Interconnected Chicago Council” to address “fragmentation between communities.”

Chicago says anti-Jewish hate crimes are declining in Windy City

Reported anti-Jewish hate crimes in Chicago declined from 79 in 2024 to 47 in 2025, and so far this year, there have been nine recorded in the Windy City, per Chicago Police Department data.In 2023, the year Brandon Johnson became mayor, Chicago had 50 anti-Jewish hate crimes, and the prior year, before Oct. 7, there were 39, according to a city crime dashboard.In 2026 so far, there has been one anti-Muslim hate crime—the same number as in 2025.…

Mayor Johnson’s strategy to combat hate crimes angers Jewish leaders

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday unveiled a strategy to combat all manner of hate crimes that Jewish leaders condemned as an insensitive and inadequate response to the surge in anti-Jewish hate crimes. Ald. Debra Silverstein (50th), the City Council’s lone Jewish member, said Johnson’s plan “fails to address the unique nature of anti-Jewish hate.” “Instead, he’s turned it into hate in all forms,” Silverstein said. Johnson’s plan calls for creati…