Reference: Data: ADL Reports Anti-Semitic Incidents Spike 86% in the U.S. So Far in 2017 After Surging Last Year, Annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents Released

From the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents)

Anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. surged more than one-third in 2016 and have jumped 86 percent in the first quarter of 2017, according to new data from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). In its annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, ADL reports that there has been a massive increase in the amount of harassment of American Jews, particularly since November, and a doubling in the amount of anti-Semitic bullying and vandalism at non-denominational K-12 grade schools.
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In 2016, there was a 34 percent year-over-year increase in incidents – assaults, vandalism, and harassment — with a total of 1,266 acts targeting Jews and Jewish institutions. Nearly 30 percent of these incidents (369) occurred in November and December. The surge has continued during the first three months of 2017, with preliminary reports of another 541 incidents, putting this year on pace for more than 2,000 incidents. Americans of all faiths have felt the increase and in a poll ADL released earlier this month a majority said they are concerned about violence in the U.S. directed at Jews.

Direct to Complete Audit (Text, Map, Charts) 
Additional Data is Available in the Following ADL Documents

• ADL Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents: A Breakdown of the Numbers State by State (2015-2017)

• Domestic Anti-Semitism: Selected Incidents Across the Country in 2016

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