Israel crime rate
Israel Police delays 2025 statistical report nine months after year’s end
Nine months after the end of 2025, Israel Police have yet to release its annual statistical report, an unusual delay for which the police have not provided a detailed explanation.
Netanya man indicted for alleged series of indecent acts against at least 10 women in one day
Woman accused of posing as man and deceiving women into sexual acts released to house arrest
Three arrested in suspected international trafficking network
Eleven arrested in coordinated op. targeting alleged protection racket in central Israel
As part of the covert phase of the investigation, Lahav 433 established a front construction company to gather evidence.
Smotrich doubles down on refusal to enlist daughter, claims IDF is 'no place for women'
In an interview, Smotrich also addressed his comments on crime rates in Arab communities, saying, "There is a culture of murder, killing, and jihad in Arab society."
Police seize guns, explosive device at Bedouin school amid Negev crackdown on illegal weapons
Police also seized M16 magazines and a hydraulic switch used as a breaching tool, suspected to have been stolen from the Fire and Rescue Service.
Police arrest suspect over double murder of mother, son in Yokne’am Illit
The suspect, whose name is under a gag order, is believed to have killed a mother and her son in their apartment in Yokne’am Illit.
May Golan's policing proposal will fuel crime, not fight it - opinion
The proposal would dismantle prevention programs to fund enforcement that has already proven catastrophically ineffective.
Court indicts eight minors for lynching a 16-year-old in Herzliya park
The lynching happened on November 2, involving eight minors, aged 14 to 16, who met with the victim at a Herzliya park and proceeded to attack him upon arrival.
Police arrest teen suspected of stabbing classmate at school in Ashdod
The 16-year-old victim was evacuated to the Assuta Medical Center in moderate condition, Magen David Adom said.
`City lost control` Hadera residents live in fear as crime rates rise
The Hadera city council called an emergency meeting on Wednesday due to the recent and dramatic rise in crime in the city.
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.
Court indicts father, son over plotting Jerusalem bomb attacks
The father and son, along with a third defendant, face charges for terrorism, weapons trafficking, and planning deadly attacks in Jerusalem.