According to the FBI’s latest data, anti-Jewish hate crimes accounted for nearly two-thirds – or 64% - of all religiously motivated hate crimes in 2025. Despite being just 2% of the U.S. population, American Jews were the most-targeted religious group and the second-most targeted for hate crimes of any kind.  

 

Although the total numbers have decreased since 2024—from 1,938 to 1,528—2025 was the third worst year on record for American Jews.  

 

“Unfortunately, these numbers, while horrifying, are not surprising,” said Eric D. Fingerhut, President and CEO of The Jewish Federations of North America. “We are experiencing an antisemitic domestic terror crisis — one that Jews, just 2% of the U.S. population, cannot fight alone. The government has a responsibility to ensure the safety of all Americans, regardless of religion, and that’s exactly what the Jewish American Security Act would do. Congress must pass it now.” 

 

Federation data show that the cost to the Jewish community for security is over $765 million every year — dollars that could otherwise fund social services, Jewish education, and care for seniors.  

 

The need continues to outpace the help available: only 20% of federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) grants were approved in FY2025, leaving nearly 6,400 eligible applicants unfunded. The bipartisan Jewish American Security Act would authorize $1 billion to fund the NSGP, narrowing the gap between what communities can raise on their own and what protecting them actually costs. 

 

Jewish Federations will continue to work with congressional partners on both sides of the aisle to ensure the safety and security of Jews, and all vulnerable religious communities, remain a top priority. 

 

Take action: tell Congress to pass the Jewish American Security Act.