Israeli crime statistics

Shooting, explosives, sleepless nights: Witnesses recount life amid rampant crime in Arab society

Sara Abu Siam from Lod says fear of violence now defines daily life for Arab youth in Israel, as crime surges and police response lags behind.

|ByHODAYA RAN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Border Police force members patrol near the entrances to the Arab-Jewish town of Lod, Israel May 13, 2021.
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Jewish children assaulted at home twice as much as Arab children - survey

The yearly report on personal assaults in the country additionally claimed that 95% of the people who experienced sexual assault did not report it to the police.

|ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
A Border Policeman holds his weapon as he guards the area from above while his comrades patrol at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City

Israeli teen stabbed in back outside Old City’s Damascus Gate

Police searching for suspect, say assault a criminal matter not terrorism.

|ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
Palestinians carry the body of 16-year-old Muhammad Abu Khdeir during his funeral in Shuafat

Cousins of murder victim Muhammad Abu Khdeir arrested for litany of violent crimes

Duo accused of throwing firebombs at police, light rail, and shooting automatic weapon at Jewish homes.

|ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD

“Santa Claus murder” suspects convicted for crime that shocked Jaffa

Tufik and Fuad – then aged 24 and 26 - stalked Cadis during the parade, keeping the murder weapon concealed while they took turns wearing the Santa Claus beard and hat.

MARCH 27, 2016ByBEN HARTMAN
Santa distributes free Christmas trees in the Old City.