Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism Statement on 2025 FBI Hate Crimes Report

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Today, US James Lankford (R-OK) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, released the following statement in response to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) 2025 Hate Crimes Report. The FBI data shows that more than 62% of religiously-motivated hate crimes in 2025 targeted Jewish Americans - more than any other religious group - and 2025 was the third-highest year of anti-Jewish hate crimes on record.

"Year after year, we've seen alarming rates of antisemitic harassment and violence in this country. While the latest FBI Hate Crimes report shows a slight decrease in 2025 when compared to the previous year, anti-Jewish hate crimes continue to be higher than they were before the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel," said Senators Lankford and Rosen. "This report shows the dark reality for Jewish Americans: antisemitic attacks make up more than 62 percent of religiously-motivated hate crimes in the United States, more than double all other kinds of religiously-motivated hate crimes combined. We're faced with nothing less than a crisis, and we need collective action. Our bipartisan Jewish American Security Act will take important steps to protect Jewish Americans where they are targeted - on campus, in their communities, and online. We will continue working to pass this bill and take action at the federal level to protect Jewish Americans."

As co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force on Combating Antisemitism, Senators Lankford and Rosen have been leading the fight against rising antisemitism. The task force has grown to include more than half of the Senate - with members in equal numbers from both parties - and successfully pushed for the development of the first-ever national strategy to combat antisemitism. Earlier this year, Senators Lankford and Rosen introduced the Jewish American Security Act, landmark bipartisan legislation to protect Jewish Americans on college campuses, at Jewish communal institutions, and online.

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