The most dangerous place for Jews in the US? Not where you might think ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

The most dangerous place for Jews in the US? Not where you might think

The ADL has released its annual report on antisemitism in America. As could be expected, 2024 was the worst year on record:

In 2024, ADL tabulated 9,354 antisemitic incidents across the United States. This represents a 5% increase from the 8,873 incidents recorded in 2023, a 344% increase over the past five years and a 893% increase over the past 10 years. It is the highest number on record since ADL began tracking antisemitic incidents 46 years ago.

The report includes a state-by-state breakdown of antisemitic incidents.

You might think that Jews are safer in North Dakota or Alaska than New York or California.

But when you compare these numbers with the incidents per 100,000 Jewish population, some of the states with the smallest Jewish populations end up on top, while New York and Florida are towards the bottom.

Wyoming has only 1,150 Jews but it had 31 incidents in 2024 (18 harassment, 13 vandalism.) Florida, with nearly 660,000 Jews, had 353 incidents - about 2% of the number of incidents per 100,000 Jews.

This is not completely fair, since comparing states with very small Jewish populations tend to skew the data. If we look at only assaults, which is what Jews would be most worried about, and only include states with 3 or more assault incidents over the past three years, this list might show the worst states to be a Jew in today (total assaults 2022-2024)