ADL Reports 33% Drop in US Antisemitic Incidents in 2025

The Anti-Defamation League reported a 33 percent decline in antisemitic incidents across the United States in 2025, tallying 6,274 cases of assaults, harassment and vandalism, according to its annual audit released Wednesday. The figure marked the first drop in five years, though it remained the third-highest total since the organization began tracking in 1979.

The decrease followed a surge after Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which prompted widespread protests and a rise in incidents linked to Israel or Zionism. New York recorded the most cases at 1,160, followed by California with 817 and New Jersey with 687. Harassment accounted for 4,003 incidents, down 39 percent from 2024, while vandalism fell 21 percent to 2,068.

A sharp reduction occurred on college campuses, where incidents dropped 66 percent to 583 from 1,694 the previous year. The ADL attributed this largely to fewer anti-Israel rallies featuring rhetoric deemed antisemitic, which declined 67 percent overall and 83 percent on campuses. Such rallies still saw 856 incidents. The proportion of all incidents related to Israel or Zionism fell to 45 percent from 58 percent in 2024.