NYPD reverses hate crimes reporting changes
The New York City Police Department is quietly walking back a controversial policy change requiring the city to only report confirmed hate crimes, following a backlash over the new methodology.
The department's Hate Crimes Task Force's latest monthly report said hate crimes increased by nearly 12% in the first quarter of 2026, a surge the agency said was driven largely by anti-Jewish attacks. The spike in hate crimes comes as murders and other violent crimes in the Big Apple dropped during the same period, according to the report.