Anti-Semitic incidents rose a whopping 86% in the first 3 months of 2017
In the first three months of this year, the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the US was 86% higher than the same period last year, says a new report.
The states which had the highest number of incidents in 2016 and the first quarter of 2017 were:
- California (211 in 2016; 87 in first quarter 2017)
- New York (199; 97)
- New Jersey (157; 24)
- Florida (137; 41)
- Massachusetts (125; 38)
These states also have some of the largest Jewish populations in the nation.