Overall crime in New York City saw a 58.7% jump last month compared with February of 2021, data released Thursday by the NYPD shows.
Hate crimes jumped 189% compared to February of last year, the NYPD said, with antisemitic incidents up 409%, from 11 to 56, and incidents against Asians up 125%, from 4 to 9. Anti-Black crimes jumped 100%, from 8 to 16 incidents.
Hate Crimes Statistics Summary for January 2022
(Representing February 1 – February 27* for calendar years 2022 and 2021)
| Motivation | 2022 | 2021 | Diff | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 9 | 4 | +5 | +125% |
| Black | 16 | 8 | +8 | +100% |
| Disability | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ethnic | 4 | 3 | +1 | +33% |
| Gender | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Hispanic | 1 | 0 | +1 | — |
| Jewish | 56 | 11 | +45 | +409% |
| Muslim | 3 | 0 | +3 | — |
| Religion | 3 | 0 | +3 | — |
| Sexual Orientation | 9 | 6 | +3 | +50% |
| White | 1 | 0 | +1 | — |
| Grand Total | 107 | 37 | +70 | +189% |
(* Data compiled weekly)
Note: Statistics above are subject to change upon investigation, as active possible bias cases may be reclassified to non-bias cases and removed from counted data.
