Israel crime statistics

Two murdered in northern Israel overnight as wave of violence continues

The deaths on Friday night mark the 73rd and 74th murders in the Arab community since the start of 2023.

Police operate at a crime scene in Nazareth, December 2022.
 Israel Police squad car.

Israel Police continues to fight crime in Arab sector

 Illegal meat confiscated in a police raid in Abu Tor, December 5, 2022.

Hundreds of kilograms of inedible, illegal meat confiscated in Jerusalem

A protest against the rising crime and violence in the Arab sector in Israel, Jaffa, Saturday, February 6, 2021.

Abraham Initiatives: 'More than half of Arabs murdered are young people'


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.

Rape [illustration] 370

Cabinet approves program to rehabilitate convicted minors

75% of convicted minors who are released end up back in jail for other crimes within five years.

Police at the scene of a crime in Rameh in northern Israel

Minister Erdan announces decriminalization policy for cannabis use

Policy includes fines instead of criminal penalties for non-multiple repeat offenders.

Cannabis [Illustrative]

Poll: Majority of Israelis do not believe Netanyahu innocent in criminal probes

Only 28% said that they do believe Netanyahu, while 18% said they did not know.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli-Arab mother shot dead in front of her children

Police don’t do enough to stop sharp increase in violence in Arab communities, NGO charges.

Crime scene [illustrative]

The Jerusalem files

Most crimes against property take place within residences (2,734), on the streets of the city (2,282) and in stores (766).

Investigation files opened in Jerusalem, by sub-quarter, 2014

Man left critically wounded by gunfire as suspect eludes police capture twice

The shooter managed to get into his vehicle and escape, speeding off against traffic.

Crime scene [illustrative]

Woman murdered hours after leaving battered women's shelter, manhunt underway for her ex

Though the investigation is still ongoing, police suspect that the 30-year-old woman’s ex-boyfriend murdered both victims before fleeing the scene.

Ambulance (illustrative)

Police chief: We don't want to be like the US, with masses of people in prison

Police chief Alsheich lays out his plan to win back the public's faith in speech to Israel Bar Association.

Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich‏

State witness killed in northern Tel Aviv car bomb

Avner Maio was set to testify against eight members of organized crime family

Scene of car bomb in Tel Aviv

'Women in Israel live longer, better educated, but still earn less than men'

The Central Bureau of Statistics also found that the average number of children per woman in Israel stood at 3.08 - the highest in the OECD, which has an average of 1.7 children per woman.

Participants at the second annual international conference organized by Tahel, the Crisis Center for Religious Women and Children