Violent antisemitic attacks in the United States climbed to unprecedented levels in 2025, even as the total number of reported incidents dropped sharply, according to a newly released audit by the Anti-Defamation League. The findings indicate that while fewer overall cases were recorded nationwide, physical violence against Jews intensified significantly.

The ADL’s annual report, published Wednesday, documented 203 antisemitic assaults in 2025. That figure marks a four percent rise from the 196 assaults recorded in 2024 and represents the highest number since the organization began tracking such data in 1979.

Incidents involving weapons rose dramatically, with cases increasing by 39 percent—from 23 the previous year to 32 in 2025. The report also noted that at least 300 individuals were victims of these violent attacks.

Three people lost their lives in antisemitic incidents during 2025, making it the first year since 2019 in which Jews were killed in such attacks in the United States.