According to new data released by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today, reported antisemitic incidents in 2024 declined by 13% in New Jersey, totaling 719 incidents, the third highest total across the nation.

While this represents a decrease from 2023’s record high of 830 incidents, it is still the second highest annual figure recorded in the state since ADL began tracking antisemitic incidents in 1979.

Broken down by category, there were 482 incidents of harassment, 220 incidents of vandalism and 17 incidents of assault, including one with a weapon, across the state in 2014.

Those incidents occurred primarily in public areas (221), followed by non-Jewish K-12 schools (166).

However, reported incidents on college campuses in New Jersey skyrocketed last year.

The ADL documented 78 incidents, a 53% increase from 51 incidents in 2023.

Forty-seven of these incidents (60%) occurred on the Rutgers, New Brunswick campus. Broken down by incident type, there were 57 incidents of harassment and 21 incidents of vandalism.

Additionally, 35 incidents were specifically directed at Orthodox Jews in 2024 compared to 29 in 2023, an increase of 21%, with most of those being reported in Bergen County.

The vast majority of these (32 out of 35) were incidents of harassment.

Nationally, reported antisemitic incidents in the United States reached a new all-time high of 9,354 incidents in 2024, marking a 5% increase from the previous record of 8,873 incidents in 2023. Although New Jersey’s share of the national total decreased from 9.35% in 2023 to 7.69% in 2024, New Jersey still experienced a 76% increase in antisemitic incidents from 2022, which was already a record-breaking year.