Exclusive | 2025 ‘most violent’ year for American Jews — California ranks second in attacks

Nypost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · May 06, 2026 · 841 words · By Zain Khan

ADL Data Reliability Public Safety in Los Angeles Antisemitism Trends

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2025 ‘most violent’ year for American Jews — California ranks second in attacks Violent antisemitic incidents increased in Los Angeles in 2025, according to new data from the Anti-Defamation League, which says the year marked “one of the most violent periods…

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What happened

Why it matters

While there was an overall decline in overall incidents — 2024 had 9,354 incidents — the amount of violent cases increased, according to ADL Los Angeles Senior Regional Director David Englin.

Common ground

“There is an overall decrease in incidents, and that’s because incidents of harassment have gone down.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this ADL Data Reliability story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that California has the second-largest Jewish population in the United States, with an estimated 1.2 million to 1.25 million residents, trailing only New York?
How does this story connect ADL Data Reliability with Public Safety in Los Angeles over the next few days?

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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence

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Appeal to Fear 60% confidence

Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.

Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to fear helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence

Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “California has the second-largest Jewish population in the United States, with an estimated 1.2 million to 1.25 million residents, trailing only New York.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “2024 had 9,354 incidents”

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Multiple independent sources, including the ADL's own audit and news reports, confirm that 9,354 incidents were recorded in 2024.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Antisemitism in the United States describes incidents of hatred, hostility, harm, prejudice or discrimination against people identifying as Jews, religiously, culturally and/or ethnically within the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_in_the_United_Sta…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jaysh al-Adl (Balochi: جيش‌ العدل, lit. 'Army of Justice') was a Sunni Islamist and Jihadist Baloch militant organization that conducted its operations in the Sistan and Baluchestan province in Southe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaysh_al-Adl

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Civil rights groups in the United States, such as the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC), catalog antisemitic incidents, including assaults…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_antisemitic_incidents_…

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Claim 3: “In December, Jewish leaders in the Bay Area condemned Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez after he shared antisemitic conspiracy theories online”

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Claim 4: “Over a five-year period, incidents in Los Angeles are up 130%”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found after searching for the five-year percentage increase in Los Angeles.

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Claim 5: “Assaults rose 4% to 203 incidents, up from 196 in 2024.”

CORROBORATED

Web search results from ADL-related reports explicitly state that assaults rose 4% to 203 incidents in 2025, up from 196 in 2024.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — British Jews have experienced antisemitism – discrimination and persecution as Jews – since a Jewish community was first established in England in 1070. They experienced a series of massacres in the M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_in_the_United_Kin…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Economic antisemitism is antisemitism that uses stereotypes and canards that are based on negative perceptions or assertions of the economic status, occupations, or economic behavior of Jews, at times…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_antisemitism

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Homeland (German: Die Heimat), formerly the National Democratic Party of Germany (German: Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands, NPD), is a far-right, neo-Nazi and ultranationalist political p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Democratic_Party_of_G…

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Claim 6: “Assaults involving a deadly weapon jumped 39%, from 23 to 32 incidents.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that assaults involving a deadly weapon increased from 23 in 2024 to 32 in 2025, which is a 39% increase.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nicholas Joseph Fuentes (born August 18, 1998) is an American far-right political commentator, live streamer, and influencer. He hosts the livestreamed show America First, where he has advanced white …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Fuentes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Makea "Puka" Nacua (; born May 29, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washingto…
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Claim 7: “last year recorded the highest number of violent antisemitic assaults since the ADL began tracking data in 1979.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 8: “the San Francisco Bay Area is home to roughly 350,000 Jewish residents.”

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Claim 9: “assaults increased 22%, rising from 18 to 22 incidents — the highest number ever recorded locally [in Los Angeles].”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of antisemitism and does not contain the specific statistics for Los Angeles assaults in 2024 or 2025.

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web search NEUTRAL — There are various ways in which antisemitism is manifested, ranging in the level of severity of Jewish persecution. On the more subtle end, it consists of expressions of hatred or discrimination again…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 1, 2018 · Antisemitism, sometimes called history’s oldest hatred, is hostility or prejudice against Jewish people. The Nazi Holocaust is history’s most extreme example of antisemitism. Antisemitis…
https://www.history.com/articles/anti-semitism

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · antisemitism, hostility toward or discrimination against Jews. The term antisemitism was coined in 1879 by the German agitator Wilhelm Marr to designate the anti- Jewish campaigns underwa…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/antisemitism

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Claim 10: “three people were killed in antisemitic attacks — the first such fatalities since 2019.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the number 3 and does not contain any factual information regarding fatalities in antisemitic attacks in 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 3 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 3, three, or III may also refer to: AD 3, the third year of the AD era 3 BC, the third year before the AD era March, the third month
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_(disambiguation)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 3x3 or three by three may refer to: 3×3, a 1982 extended play by Genesis 3x3 (EP), a 2023 extended play by Odetari and 9lives "3 x 3", a 2023 song by Pylon Reenactment Society 3 by 3 (Inside No. 9), …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_by_three

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Claim 11: “Los Angeles is home to the third-largest Jewish population in the world — behind Israel and New York.”

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No evidence was found after searching for the global ranking of the Jewish population in Los Angeles.

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Claim 12: “The ADL documented 6,274 antisemitic incidents nationwide in 2025”

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Multiple web search results, including an MSN report and ADL-related summaries, confirm that the ADL recorded 6,274 antisemitic incidents in 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) is a Jewish-Australian community organisation founded by B'nai B'rith to combat antisemitism in Australia. It was originally established as the B'nai B'rith Anti-D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Defamation_Commission

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), formerly known as the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, is a New York-based international advocacy organization founded in 1913 with the stated purpose of comba…
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Claim 13: “California ranked second nationwide with 817 incidents.”

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Two separate web search results confirm that California ranked second nationwide with 817 incidents in 2025.

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web search NEUTRAL — A total of 10,000 antisemitic incidents were recorded in the US since October 7 - the highest number of incidents in the ADL's history. ^ "3.5 million US Jews experienced antisemitism since Oct. 7 Ham…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_antisemitic_incidents_…

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web search NEUTRAL — The most violent year for antisemitism in the country was in 2025 with California ranking second in antisemitic violence, according to an Anti-Defamation League study.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/california-ranks-secon…

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web search NEUTRAL — Reports of these incidents emerged from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., but the highest numbers were seen in New York, California, and New Jersey. California alone saw 817 cases, placing it second…
https://totalnews.com/california-is-the-second-highest-in-th…

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Claim 14: “The region [Los Angeles] recorded 419 incidents in 2025, a decrease from 532 in 2024.”

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One web search result mentions that Los Angeles reported 419 incidents in 2025, but the provided evidence for the 2024 figure (532) is not explicitly corroborated by a second independent source in the provided text, although the 419 figure is present.

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web search NEUTRAL — WLOS News 13 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Asheville, NC and nearby ...
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Claim 15: “In a separate December incident, eight San Jose high school students formed a swastika on a football field”

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