While New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch can rightly take a victory lap for the extraordinary drop in crime during the first five months of 2026, crime in one category surged: hate crimes against Jews.

“NYPD ANNOUNCES FEWEST MURDERS, SHOOTING INCIDENTS, AND SHOOTING VICTIMS IN RECORDED HISTORY FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR,” the NYPD’s website screamed, followed by a series of headlines touting major successes: “Major Crime Declined 10.6% Citywide and More than 6% in Transit in May,” “Set New Record Low for the Fewest Shooting Incidents and Shooting Victims in May,” and “Safest Start to the Year in Public Housing in Recorded History with Fewest Murders, Shooting Incidents, Shooting Victims, and Robberies.”

In a statement, Tisch said that the NYPD’s focused and strategic approach is delivering results.

“Across our city, the NYPD is delivering on its mission to keep New Yorkers safe,” she said. “With record lows in murders, shooting incidents, and shooting victims … New Yorkers across every corner of our city are benefitting from a police department that is focused and strategic.”

But the news for Jews is not so promising. Flagged at the very bottom of the report were May’s hate crime statistics, with Jews garnering a staggering 60.3 percent of incidents, an increase of 71 percent from May 2024, despite forming only 10 percent of the population of New York City.

Out of a total of 98 hate crimes, 60 targeted Jews, followed by the next-highest category, unspecified religion, with 12 incidents. Muslims suffered the fourth-highest number of hate crimes, at five incidents, which means that 12 times more hate crimes targeted Jews than Muslims. Third, at 10 hate crimes, was sexual orientation, with 11 combined for all other groups.

Critics of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani who have said that his actions against protecting Jews, such as vetoing a bill that would create buffer zones around schools and reversing his predecessor Eric Adams’ protections, would make Jews less safe can point to these statistics as proof that their assessment was correct.

Moshe Spern, President of the United Jewish Teachers, reacted on social media to these shocking statistics.

“When the mayor spreads attacks on Jews & Israel, hosts antisemitic activists like Mahmoud Khalil at Gracie Mansion, defends his wife’s antisemitic posts, and runs a fake ‘office to combat antisemitism that exists only on paper … what did he expect?” he fumed.