Crime rates in israel

High school student's killer accepts plea deal, sentenced to 25 years in prison

The defense emphasized that Khlo was not accused of shooting or driving the vehicle, as the prosecution was unable to determine who involved had shot and killed the student.

Chief of Police Daniel Levi at the scene of a shooting incident in Ramla, central Israel, May 11, 2026.
 Haim Sirotkin, driver who is suspected of running over protesters last night during a demonstration calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip and against the current Israeli government, arrives for a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv on April 7, 2024.

Former soccer player Haim Sirotkin sentenced to one year in prison for running over protesters

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon

Former finance minister Kahlon convicted of reporting offense in UnetCredit collapse case

IDF soldiers conduct a counterterrorism operation in east Jerusalem, published April 28, 2026.

Two Jerusalem residents indicted for allegedly planning terror attack against IDF soldiers


Israeli child killed in truck hit and run as wave of violence continues

A 25-year-old resident of northern Israel was detained for questioning following the accident as he is suspected of having driven the truck in question. 

Israel Fire and Rescue Services responded to a call on Highway 4 near Yavne where a truck was on fire on May 4, 2023.

Three arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing relative in Lod

Police suspect the murder occurred because of an internal family conflict.

 Israel Police squad car.

Crime rates in Israel have increased, what's the solution? - editorial

Increasing police' pay and numbers is the only way to curb crime.

 Police tape is seen next to an office building, which war crime prosecutors say was used by Russian troops for detention and torturing people during the city occupation, in Kherson

Israeli forces continue crackdown on drug smuggling in Israel's South

Over 2,000 active greenhouses were destroyed throughout 2021-2022.

 Israeli police are seen busting an illegal marijuana plantation in the Negev.

'Safe Track': How the Israel Police are fighting Arab sector crime

POLICE AFFAIRS: In addition to high-profile operations, some of Safe Track’s most interesting components are happening quietly, behind the scenes.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett and Police commissioner Kobi Shabtai examine rifles caught during Operation Ocean last month.

Gov't okays bill to let police enter homes without warrant

Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar's proposal, which would allow police officers to search homes without a court order if they have good reason to, was approved by the cabinet on Sunday.

GIDEON SA'AR arrives at the Knesset ahead of the vote and swearing in of the 36th government, June 13, 2021.

IDF weapons flooding the streets - analysis

The IDF says only 80 weapons were stolen this past year, so where are the weapons that killed close to 100 Arab-Israelis coming from?

Mortar shells, guns found stashed in school in Abu Sanan

Violent crime could lead to civil war, Arab expert warns

“Everyone is buying weapons these days. It’s become as easy as going to purchase a meal at McDonald’s."

 Islamic Jihad gunmen attend a funeral of one of the Palestinians killed late Saturday night in clashes with the IDF in the West Bank village of Burqin.

Bereaved mothers from Arab sector protest outside Bar Lev's house

Two murders over the weekend have brought the 2021 death toll in Israeli-Arab communities to 92, with over three months still to go until the end of the year.

A demonstrator holds a sign reading "their pain is the responsibility of all of us," as Jewish and Arab Israelis protest in Tel Aviv against police inaction, the surging crime and violence in Arab communities  on March 13, 2021.

Israel's national failure: Not stopping violent crime in the Arab sector

SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Whether due to lack of policing or societal fissures, violence and murders in Arab communities are getting worse.

 Murder scene in Rama where Education Ministry adviser Sahar Ismael was shot dead on Sunday, August 15, 2021.