ADL audit finds antisemitic assaults soaring
After two years of dramatically increasing numbers of antisemitic incidents, the Anti-Defamation League announced on Wednesday that it recorded the highest number of physical assaults in 2025 of any of its annual audits. These attacks resulted in more than 300 victims. And for the first time since 2019, antisemitic attacks claimed lives, with three people killed last year.
TL;DR
- The ADL recorded the highest number of antisemitic physical assaults in 2025, affecting over 300 victims.
- For the first time since 2019, antisemitic attacks resulted in fatalities, with three people killed in 2025.
- Antisemitic incidents on college campuses dropped significantly from 1,694 to 583, largely due to the decline of the anti-Israel encampment movement.
- The proportion of recorded incidents related to anti-Israel bias or anti-Zionism decreased from 58% in 2024 to 45% in 2025.
- Antisemitic prejudice in K-12 education remained relatively stable, with 825 incidents reported in 2025.
- The ADL stresses that combating antisemitism is a responsibility for all Americans, not solely the Jewish community.