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Anti-Semitism - U.S.  
2007 Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents RULE Anti-Jewish Incidents on Campus

Posted: March 5, 2008


Summary Findings
Vandalism
Harassment
Anti-Jewish Acts in Schools
Harassment by Hate Groups
Anti-Jewish Incidents on Campus
About the ADL Audit
Graph 1986 - 2007

There were 94 anti-Jewish incidents reported on campuses across the country in 2007, up from the 88 reported in 2006 (98 incidents were reported in 2005.)  Examples of 2007 campus anti-Semitic incidents include:

  

  • Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY: Swastikas and obscene anti-Semitic graffiti found in several locations  (February);
  • Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ: Student found swastikas, "SS" symbol, and "I love Nazis" and other hate graffiti on her dormitory room door (February);
  • Yale University., New Haven, CT: Jewish fraternity house vandalized with graffiti including "kike" and caricature of a Jew, captioned "rabbi zone." (April);
  • Penn State, State College, PA: Swastika spray painted on Jewish fraternity house (April);
  • Einstein School of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY: Swastikas scratched onto five cars in parking lot of (April);
  • University of California, Irvine: University's legal counsel received anti-Semitic hate mail (April and November).




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2007 Audit – State Totals

 

KEY: HA: Harassment
         VA: Vandalism
         TOT: Total

ST

HA

VA

TOT

AL

1

0

1

 

 

 

 

AZ

2

13

15

CA

143

43

186

CO

18

12

30

CT

23

26

49

DC

1

14

15

DE

4

1

5

FL

99

28

127

GA

17

9

26

HI

0

2

2

IL

13

8

21

IN

6

2

8

IA

1

0

1

KS

2

0

2

KY

1

1

2

LA

4

2

6

MA

66

29

95

MD

5

14

19

ME

7

2

9

MI

5

6

11

MN

2

1

3

 

 

 

 

MO

9

1

10

 

 

 

 

NE

7

0

7

NV

5

0

5

NH

3

4

7

NJ

75

172

247

NM

1

2

3

NY

112

239

351

NC

3

0

3

OH

6

3

9

OR

9

0

9

PA

52

47

99

RI

2

1

3

SC

2

2

4

TN

4

0

4

TX

7

7

14

UT

1

1

2

VT

1

2

3

VA

10

3

13

WA

20

2

22

WI

12

0

12

 

 

 

 

TOT

761

699

1460

 
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