The dramatic surge in antisemitic incidents across the United States following the October 7 massacre in Israel continued throughout 2024, with figures shattering the annual incident record again since measurements began 46 years ago.
This marks the fourth consecutive year of increasing antisemitic incidents and broken annual records. It is also the first time that incidents containing components related to Israel or Zionism constitute the majority of incidents (58% of all documented cases).
In 2024, 9,354 incidents of antisemitic assault, harassment, or vandalism occurred across the United States, according to the Anti-Defamation League's annual summary report. This figure represents a 5% increase compared to 2023 (a year that had already broken previous records), a 344% increase over the past five years, an 893% increase over the past decade, and the highest number recorded since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking these data in 1979.
Key findings:
Assaults: 196 incidents (a 21% increase compared to 2023) were classified as assaults – cases in which Jews (or those perceived as Jewish) were targets of physical violence accompanied by evidence of antisemitic motive. Orthodox Jews were targeted in 30% of the assaults. In these 196 attacks, at least 250 victims were assaulted, though none of the attacks were fatal.
Vandalism: 2,606 incidents (a 20% increase compared to 2023) were classified as vandalism – cases where property was damaged with an antisemitic motive or that had an antisemitic impact on Jews. Swastikas, typically interpreted as symbols of antisemitic hatred, appeared in 37% of these cases.
Harassment: 6,552 incidents (up from 6,535 compared to 2023) were classified as harassment – cases in which Jews (or those perceived as Jewish) were harassed through language including antisemitic insults, stereotypes, or motifs. There were 647 bomb threats counted. The harassment category also includes many antisemitic expressions documented at anti-Israeli demonstrations.
Additionally, incidents on college and university campuses, or near them, experienced the sharpest increase. In 2024, the Anti-Defamation League documented 1,694 antisemitic incidents on campuses, an 84% increase compared to 2023. Campus incidents constituted 18% of all incidents – a higher proportion than any previous annual report.
