New York – In New York City, more than half of all hate crimes reported in 2018 and so far in 2019 were anti-Jewish.
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According to the NYPD on Thursday, of the 145 hate crimes reported in January through April 2019, 82 incidents – nearly 57 percent – were anti-Jewish.
In 2018, there were 353 total hate crime complaints, up from 325 in 2017, and the NYPD made 149 arrests. Of these 353 reported hate crimes, 186 – or nearly 53 percent – had anti-Jewish bias, up from 151 in 2017.
The NYPD tally is of reported complaints and arrests, not convictions.
Three precincts with large Hasidic populations reported the most anti-Jewish hate crimes in 2018. The 71st Precinct in Brooklyn, which encompasses part of Crown Heights, reported nine anti-Jewish hate crimes, the most of any precinct in 2018. The 90th Precinct in Brooklyn, which encompasses part of Williamsburg, reported seven anti-Jewish hate crimes, as did the 66th Precinct, which includes Borough Park.
Sixty-nine – or 37 percent – of 2018’s anti-Jewish hate crime reports resulted in an arrest. Forty of the alleged perpetrators were white, 25 were black, two were Hispanic and two were Asian.
“The data released by NYPD today is deeply disturbing and should serve as an important reminder to all of us that we must continue to be vigilant in the face of hate,” said Evan R. Bernstein, the NY/NJ regional director of the Anti-Defamation League. “On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, it remains imperative that New Yorkers continue to stand up to condemn these hateful and anti-Semitic acts. No one should ever have to live in fear that they will be attacked, harassed or targeted because of their faith. New York is no place for hate.”
Nothing to worry about. The ‘fine people’ will protect us. Maybe he really said there were ‘frum people’ on both sides. In this case he’d be right.
this is what is REPORTED officially, the NYPD is known to not report actual crimes as well or dismiss them as “holliganism”, the actual anti Semitism crime rate is easily double, I myself was a victim and the donut eaters in the 70 precinct under james palumbo said we will not take your report as you must have called it in immediately, despite it happening on Saturday they said too bad and actually laughed, they said if you have problem call 311 and not the civilian complaint review board as that is controlled by the PBA union and 311 will do nothing.
Do you really think Debalsio cares what happens to the Jews of NYC?