Crime rates in israel

Man who attacked Jerusalem nun acquitted due to mental illness, hospitalized for up to six years

The ruling means that Shreiber cannot be held criminally responsible for the attack because of his mental condition at the time.

AUGUST 26, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Wearing a habit and other religious symbols, nuns in Jerusalem are not able to hide their identity, making them a target of hate crimes.

Friends and colleagues of attorney Arbel Feldman stand in his memory outside a remand hearing for suspected killer Ahmad al-Rajoub at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court earlier this month.

Ramle man indicted after shooting his lawyer six times at close range over insurance claim

“An attack on a lawyer acting within the law as his client’s representative crosses a red line,” prosecutors wrote, adding that lawyers must be able to work without fear of being killed.

AUGUST 26, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

An Israel Police officer is seen arresting a man on a highway in an illustrative

Tel Aviv man arrested over alleged theft from home evacuated after Iranian missile strike

Police said officers found bottles of alcohol, property suspected of having been taken from the apartment, and tools belonging to workers at the damaged site in the man's possession.

AUGUST 20, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Border Police found 162 kg of stolen avocados in a car in central Israel.

Border Police arrest suspect, seize 162 kg. of stolen avocados in central Israel farming community

After inspecting the vehicle, officers found a large quantity of avocados in the trunk that they suspected had been stolen. They also identified a suspect near the vehicle and detained him.

AUGUST 20, 2026|ByHODAYA RAN

Arab-on-Arab crime 'a plague' Israeli-Arab leaders tell president

Israeli-Arab leaders met with President Reuven Rivlin during Ramadan to discuss crime and violence within their own communities.

MAY 30, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

President Reuven Rivlin stands with family members of organ donors at an ADI - National Organ Transplant Center ceremony, May, 2015

Despite overall drop, violent and cyber crime on the rise in Israel

In 2018 murder was also down, 103 people were murdered compared to 135 in 2017.

MAY 23, 2019ByEZRA TAYLOR

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

Brother allegedly murders his two sisters in their family home in Jaffa

Incident comes hours after mother and daughter found dead in suspected murder-suicide

MAY 17, 2018ByTAMARA ZIEVE

Tough task for police station in violent Arab town

“I want the police to provide security so that we can move around in peace and sleep soundly."

NOVEMBER 21, 2017ByBEN LYNFIELD

WATCH: Border Police arrest sheep thieves in northern Israel

'Baaaaaaad' behavior and 'shear' audacity fueled the crime.

NOVEMBER 9, 2017ByBECKY BROTHMAN

The most distinguishing characteristic of these sheep are their horns

Two injured in Ashdod car blast

Police treating the explosion as a criminal incident, part of Israel's gang wars.

NOVEMBER 7, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF

The explosion in an Ashdod residential parking garage

Spike in arrests for agricultural crimes

Arabs allegedly stole hundreds of kilos of produce, nearly 200 livestock and farming equipment

OCTOBER 29, 2017ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD

51 arrested in overnight operation in Jerusalem's Issawiya

Police searched suspects' homes and collected evidence which indicated they took part in criminal activities, threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at security forces.

OCTOBER 23, 2017ByUDI SHAHAM

Police arrest 33 reputed mobsters in overnight raids throughout Israel

Alleged crime boss Michael Mor is among the detainees.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD

These weapons were seized during raids in the North that led to the arrest of 33 wanted gangsters

Car bombing in southern Israel leaves top mob official dead

The incident comes as a number of suspected gangland hits have taken place throughout Israel.

JUNE 27, 2017ByELIYAHU KAMISHER