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

A majority of Israelis feel unsafe amid rampant crime, terror

The absence of a personal security feeling also affects people's actions in public spaces and even on roads.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The scene of a car ramming terrorist attack next to the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, Israel, on April 24, 2023.

Police stop blood feud crime assassination, third in south in 5 days

Israel police have stopped multiple criminal assassinations in southern Israel in the past five days, as blood feuds between rival gangs continue.

AUGUST 10, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR

Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai patrol on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem, November 25, 2022.

Police data reveals: Which city in Israel has the most sex and drug offenses?

Beersheba and Tel Aviv neighborhoods dominate the drug and sexual offences list while Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem top the homicide list.

JUNE 30, 2023ByARNOLD NATAEV/MAARIV

NAVEH SHA’ANAN is home to the massive central bus station – a center of pollution, noise, crime, drugs and human trafficking

Judicial reform protests continue across Israel for 23rd straight week

Demonstrations were held in Dizengoff Square and Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv, as well as in Haifa.

JUNE 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Judicial reform protests continue for the 23rd week in a row June 10, 2023.

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.

MAY 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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

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.

MAY 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF