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NYC Set Record Low for January Shootings, Victims, NYPD Says
The NYPD reported a 60% drop in murders and a 152% increase in hate crimes, with anti-Jewish incidents rising 182%, amid enhanced policing strategies.
- On February 2, 2026, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced New York City recorded 40 shootings and 47 victims, the lowest January totals in history.
- The NYPD deployed up to 1,800 uniformed officers nightly across 64 zones in 33 precincts under the Winter Violence Reduction Plan launched last month.
- The NYPD reported major crime down nearly 7% in January, with burglary falling 27.8% and robbery declining 9.9% year-over-year.
- At the same time, the NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force investigated 58 incidents, up 152%, with anti-Jewish hate crimes rising 182% and rape reports increasing to 167 due to law changes.
- These results, the NYPD said, reflect a focus on building on last year's gains amid high-profile antisemitic incidents like the Jan. 27 assault on a rabbi and Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters vehicle attack.
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182% surge in NY antisemitic crimes during Mamdani’s first month in office
Disturbing findings: January, the first month in office of New York's new democratic socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani, saw a 182% increase in antisemitic hate crimes in the city, according to official data released Monday by the New York Police Department. NYPD figures show that the Hate Crime Task Force investigated a total of 58 incidents in January 2026, compared with just 23 in January 2025, an increase of 152%. Of those, antisemitic hate crim…
NYC antisemitic hate crimes jump 182% in January, Mamdani’s first month in office
Police said offenses targeting Jews made up the majority of hate crimes reported citywide during the month. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News Antisemitic hate crimes in New York City surged in January, with police data showing a 182% increase compared to the same month last year and Jews targeted in more than half of all reported hate incidents across the city. The spike in cases came as New York City entered the first weeks of Mayor Zohran Mamd…
Anti-Jewish hate crimes up 182 in New York City in Mamdanis first month as mayor per NYPD
Anti-Jewish hate crimes up 182% in New York City in Mamdani’s first month as mayor, per NYPD. Scott Richman, director of the Anti-Defamation League’s New York region, told JNS that the one-year jump is “staggering.” The post Anti-Jewish hate crimes up 182 in New York City in Mamdanis first month as mayor per NYPD appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
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