Welcome

Welcome to this comprehensive overview of hate crime data for New York City and New York State. This page presents key indicators of reported bias-motivated incidents, drawn from official datasets produced by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). Whether you are a policymaker, public-health practitioner, community partner or concerned citizen, the intent is to provide clear, accessible information on how hate crime is measured, distributed and classified across jurisdictions.

Data Overview

The datasets presented here include monthly counts of confirmed hate-crime incidents in New York City and annual or multi-year counts of incidents by county, type, bias motive and other categories in New York State. The NYPD dataset offers detailed incident-level data for the city (including bias motive and legal classification) and is publicly available on NYC Open Data. The state dataset compiled by DCJS provides county-level counts and bias-type breakdowns for incidents reported by law enforcement agencies across the state. Both sources are grounded in law-enforcement reporting systems, and the definitions, classification rules and coverage differ accordingly; users should refer to the original data documentation for full technical details.

How to Use These Data

Use these data to identify the scale and structure of recorded bias-motivated incidents, to compare across jurisdictions and bias categories, and to inform programmatic or policy responses. For example, you can compare the number of incidents by bias motive, map incident counts or rates by geography, or examine outcomes such as arrests by category. The outputs on this page—tables, maps and charts—are designed to support decision-making: for instance, assessing resource allocation, designing outreach and prevention activities, or monitoring trends of interest. While the visualizations display data over time and across categories, remember to interpret them in context—especially given variations in reporting, classification and data completeness.

Why Are These Data Important?

Hate crimes strike at the core of community safety, inclusion and trust in institutions. Data on hate crimes help public-health officials, law-enforcement agencies and community partners to identify populations and places at elevated risk, allocate resources to prevention and support services, and monitor the effectiveness of interventions or policy changes. Furthermore, because bias-motivated incidents may affect mental-health outcomes, community cohesion and perceptions of safety, these data provide a valuable link to broader public-health objectives. In short, accurate and accessible hate-crime data form a foundation for targeted action and accountability.

What Do These Data Show?

The data show how many incidents have been reported and classified as hate crimes by bias motive, offense type or geographic unit, as well as measures of incident rate (where population data allow). They reveal how law-enforcement agencies record and publish bias-motivated incident data—allowing comparisons between the city and state, across bias categories and over time. The maps, tables and trend charts enable identification of where incidents are concentrated, how they are classified, and how outcomes such as arrests vary by category or location.

What Do These Data Not Show?

These data do not capture all hate-motivated wrongdoing: they reflect only incidents that law-enforcement agencies have classified and reported as hate crimes. Differences in reporting, classification, investigation and community willingness to report mean that the numbers are likely an under-count of all bias-motivated harm. The data also do not provide comprehensive details on victim or offender demographics, psychological or social impact, or the broader forms of harassment or bias incidents that fall outside statutory hate-crime definitions. Users should therefore avoid interpreting these figures as a complete measure of bias-motivated harm or community sentiment.

Implications for Policy and Practice

For policymakers and public-health leaders, these data suggest several actionable directions: allocating resources to jurisdictions or bias categories with higher incident counts or rates; strengthening data-collection, reporting and classification practices to reduce under-reporting; and linking hate-crime monitoring to prevention, victim-support and community engagement strategies. Specifically, low arrest or clearance rates by bias motive may merit review of investigative capacity, while geographic “hot spots” highlighted in maps can inform deployment of community outreach or law-enforcement initiatives. Ultimately, when used responsibly, these data support evidence-based strategies to reduce bias-motivated harm, strengthen community resilience and promote safer, more inclusive environments across New York.

Executive Summary¹

Date: February 06, 2026
Subject: Briefing on 2025 Hate Crime Data for New York City and State

This briefing provides an analysis of the most current hate crime data for New York City and New York State. According to preliminary data from the New York City Police Department (NYPD), there were 574 hate crime incidents reported in New York City during 2025. This represents a 19.6% decrease from the 714 incidents recorded in 2024, a reduction of 140 events. Anti-Jewish bias was the motivation for 320 of these incidents, constituting 55.7% of all reported hate crimes in the city. The next most frequent categories were anti-Black incidents (46), anti-Male Homosexual (Gay) incidents (42), and anti-Muslim incidents (25). The data underscore that anti-Jewish hate crimes were substantially more frequent than any other category, occurring more than six times as often as the next leading motivation.

An examination of year-over-year trends in New York City reveals decreases across several key categories. Anti-Jewish incidents declined by 19.2%, from 396 in 2024 to 320 in 2025. A more substantial percentage decrease was observed in incidents motivated by sexual orientation, with anti-Male Homosexual (Gay) crimes falling by 51.7% (from 87 to 42 incidents). In contrast, incidents motivated by anti-Black bias remained relatively stable, with 46 incidents in 2025 compared to 43 in 2024. Geographically, incidents were most concentrated in the 90th (Williamsburg), 14th (Midtown South), and 19th (Upper East Side) precincts, areas that include large Jewish communities as well as high-density commercial and residential districts.

It is important to note that New York State data, compiled by the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), are available through the full year of 2024. These figures may differ from NYPD totals for New York City due to variations in reporting methodologies and classification criteria. Statewide, 989 hate crimes were reported in 2024, a 7.0% decrease from the 1,063 incidents in 2023. Consistent with city data, anti-Jewish bias was the most common motivation, with 471 incidents statewide. This total is far higher than the next categories, anti-Gay Male (108 incidents) and anti-Black (106 incidents). From 2023 to 2024, the number of anti-Jewish incidents statewide was stable (a change of one incident), while anti-Black incidents decreased by 43.0% (from 186 to 106).

Analysis of the combined city and state data highlights two notable patterns. The first is the persistent and dominant frequency of anti-Jewish hate crimes. In both the city-specific 2025 data and the statewide 2024 data, incidents motivated by anti-Jewish bias accounted for approximately half of all reported hate crimes, substantially outnumbering all other bias categories combined. This pattern suggests that anti-Jewish bias remains the most prevalent motivation for reported hate crimes across New York.

The second notable pattern is a general decrease in reported hate crimes in the most recent reporting years for both jurisdictions, though the drivers of this trend differ. The 19.6% decline in New York City in 2025 was largely attributable to fewer incidents targeting Jewish people and gay men. The more modest 7.0% decline statewide in 2024 appears to be primarily driven by a substantial reduction in anti-Black incidents, as anti-Jewish incidents remained flat at the state level that year. These differing trends could reflect distinct dynamics in various parts of the state and warrant continued monitoring.

Hate Crimes in New York City

Hate Crimes in New York State