FBI Warns of Heightened Threats against Jewish Community During Passover
The FBI is on alert for potential threats to the Jewish community at the start of Passover this week.
The FBI is on alert for potential threats to the Jewish community at the start of Passover this week.
Federal law enforcement officials are warning of the potential for violence as domestic hate crimes continue to rise against Muslims, Arabs and Jews following the Hamas attack on Israel.
The FBI reported a 12% increase in hate crimes in 2021.
The Justice Department will award law enforcement agencies with more than $21 million to help investigate and prosecute hate crimes.
A record 51 hate crime murders were reported in 2019, a more than two-fold increase over last year’s all-time high, according to FBI data released Monday.
Law enforcement agencies reported a total of 7,615 victims of hate crimes nationwide in 2016.
The FBI helped locate and arrest the suspect accused of threatening Jewish organizations across the U.S. and other parts of the world.
Homeland Security pledged to help investigate a rise in hate-based crimes, from bomb threats to Jewish institutions to shootings of Indian nationals.