California Women in Homeland Security (CA-WHS) and ADL Los Angeles presents: "The Current Landscape of Hate and Antisemitism". part of the CA-WHS Hate Crime Awareness Series: How to Recognize, Report, and Respond to Hate Crimes.

Before 2016, it looked like antisemitic incidents were holding steady or even declining. But there’s been a dramatic increase since then. In 2022, for the second year in a row, ADL saw the highest number of incidents since they started keeping track in 1979. They tallied 3,697 incidents last year – a 36% increase from 2021, and a new record high. We've seen new all-time records in 3 of the last 5 years. To put it in perspective: antisemitic incidents in 2022 were almost four times higher than in 2014. There was an average of 10 incidents a day last year. These findings are a reminder that antisemitism remains a clear and present danger in America.

Antisemitism is the canary in the coal mine. This dramatic increase in antisemitic incidents – which matches similar increases in reported incidents and hate crimes against Black people, LGBTQ+ people, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Muslims – should serve as a warning to all Americans that our societal norms have frayed.

"The Current Landscape of Hate and Antisemitism" is the first event in the CA-WHS Hate Crimes Awareness Series: How to Recognize, Report, and Respond to Hate Crimes. The series will continue with a panel discussion on May 5th at 11:30 a.m. PT in-person in Los Angeles, providing participants with an understanding of how hate crimes and incidents are reported and responded to by different communities.