NEW YORK (VINnews) — Hate crimes targeting Jewish New Yorkers have increased during the administration of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, according to NYPD statistics released Monday, with the New York Post highlighting the increase even as overall major crime continued to decline across the city.

The NYPD reported 205 confirmed anti-Jewish hate crimes through the first seven months of 2026, up from 189 during the same period last year, an 8.5% increase. Anti-Jewish incidents accounted for 56.9% of all confirmed hate crimes recorded so far this year, with 360 confirmed hate crimes citywide compared with 329 during the same period in 2025, representing a 9.4% increase.

The statistics showed that 33 confirmed hate crimes were reported during July.

The New York Post reported the figures under the headline, “Hate crimes soar in NYC under divisive, anti-Israel Mayor Mamdani — even as major crime tumbles overall.” The newspaper’s headline linked the increase in hate crimes to Mamdani’s tenure in office, although the NYPD data itself does not identify a cause for the increase.

At the same time, the department reported declines across all seven major crime categories.

According to the NYPD, shootings fell 21.3% in July compared with the same month last year and were down 7.5% year to date. The department said July recorded 59 shooting incidents, compared with 243 during the same month in 2020.

Murders declined 32.3% in July and 22.8% through the first seven months of the year. Robbery, burglary, grand larceny, felony assault and auto theft also posted year-over-year declines ranging from 0.4% to 25.3%, according to the department.

In a statement accompanying the release of the crime statistics, NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said the department maintained historically low levels of violent crime despite being tasked with securing several major events during the summer, including the NBA Finals, the FIFA World Cup, Sail250 and New York City’s Fourth of July celebrations.

“Through it all, even as the demands on this department reached historic levels, the men and women of the NYPD delivered double-digit declines in major crime and record lows in violent crime across the city,” Tisch said.

She attributed the reductions to the department’s “data-driven precision policing policy” and the work of NYPD officers.

The latest figures come as Jewish organizations and elected officials have continued to express concern over antisemitic incidents in New York City amid heightened tensions related to the Israel-Hamas war. The NYPD has repeatedly said it devotes significant investigative and security resources to hate crimes, particularly those targeting the Jewish community.