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NEW YORK — The breakout of war in Gaza and Israel in October led to a surge in hate-filled incidents aimed at Jews, new NYPD crime data shows. Bias crimes in the city increased by 124% in October compared to October 2022, according to the Police Department data released Wednesday. Police counted 101 bias incidents in New York City in October, up from 45 in October last year. Leading that surge . ....
This includes increased reports of harassment, vandalism, assaults and in some cases, even murder. Advocacy groups report a majority of these incidents involve college students. ....
The Council on American-Islamic Relations says reports of anti-arab and anti-muslim bias and requests for help surged 216% in the month since the war in Gaza began. ....
In the month since the start of the Israel-Gaza war, Jewish and Muslim organizations are reporting significant spikes of discrimination nationwide. ....
Anti-Asian hate crimes reported in the US decreased by 33% in 2022 following a marked rise in such incidents in previous years, data released by the FBI shows. ....