ADL Request to Law Enforcement for Information on 2025 Antisemitic Incidents

ADL (Anti-Defamation League) is asking law enforcement agencies to share with us information on any antisemitic incidents (both criminal and non-criminal acts) that took place in your jurisdiction in 2025, so that we may include them in ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. We ask that this information be sent to us by no later than Friday, January 30, 2026. More than 300 law enforcement agencies, including some of the nation’s largest police departments, have shared antisemitic incident information with us since 2020 and we are trying to continue to increase participation in this process. Incident information may be shared with us at [email protected] or with your local ADL Regional Office.

The ADL Audit includes incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism against Jews or Jewish property. It includes both criminal and non-criminal acts of harassment and intimidation, including distribution of anti-Jewish hate propaganda, threats and slurs.

For each antisemitic incident, we are looking for the following:

• Date of the incident
• Location of the incident (e.g. synagogue, residence, online, etc., and a zip code, if at all possible)
• Description of the incident (including what happened and any antisemitic indicators, such as “a
  swastika was spray-painted on a road sign” or “a suspect yelled ‘Heil Hitler’ at a Jewish victim”)
• Anything additional you can share about law enforcement’s response or how the incident was
  resolved

If you are unable to provide certain details, please feel free to omit information and just share what you can. We will not publish any personal information about individuals involved. We may occasionally use the name of the offender, but only after that information has been widely reported.

Antisemitic incidents are defined as vandalism of property, or as harassment or assault on individuals or groups, where either (1) circumstances indicate anti-Jewish animus on the part of the perpetrator, or (2) a reasonable person could plausibly conclude that they were being victimized due to their Jewish identity. Vandalism against Jewish religious institutions or cemeteries may also be included. The appearance of swastikas, which are generally interpreted by Jews to be symbols of antisemitic hatred, are also included.

Compiled using information provided by victims, community leaders, and law enforcement, and evaluated by ADL’s professional staff, the Audit allows us to identify trends over time and helps inform our approach to countering antisemitism. The Audit has existed since 1979 and has bipartisan support.

We appreciate your assistance in making sure our Audit is as comprehensive as possible and we thank you in advance for helping us with this important endeavor.