Israel crime rate

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.

 Israeli Border Police force members patrol near the entrances to the Arab-Jewish town of Lod, Israel May 13, 2021.
 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempts, April 27, 2025.

Court indicts father, son over plotting Jerusalem bomb attacks

Israel Police officers seen at the scene of a murder in Abu Snan, Israel, July 29, 2025

Woman shot dead in her home as Arab sector homicides continue to surge

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

Police to file indictment against Dan Agam Cohen for the murder of his sister, Maya


Police thwart murder attempt in Israel's North after gunfight with suspect

A police officer was seriously wounded in the incident. Two of the three members were pronounced dead from the gunfire.

 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempt, April 27, 2025.

The government must do more to combat crime in Arab society - opinion

The current situation, which poses a threat to Israeli society as a whole, is not an unavoidable fate.

 POLICE AT the crime scene where a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in Lod, earlier this month. The victims of this failure have names and faces, and their numbers are only increasing, the writers assert.

Former chief rabbi Metzger released on bail after alleged indecent act against minor

Israel Police interrogated ex-Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger, previously jailed for bribery, over suspicions of indecent act against minor under 16.

Former chief rabbi Yona Metzger

Trump support can't replace focus on Israel's internal security - editorial

As things move in the international arena, it is important not to take the eye off the goal of internal security.

 Israel police block a road, as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, near Ashkelon, southern Israel October 7, 2023.

The castle has crumbled: The life of Yitzhak Abergil

Israel's once-powerful crime boss Yitzhak Abergil faces life in prison as Supreme Court rejects his final appeal in Case 512.

Handcuffs arrest police crime illustrative 390

Assassination attempt in Ashkelon leaves one dead and several injured

Police suspect the case, which left a 20-year-old woman dead and a young girl critically injured, may be an assassination attempt on an individual known to the police.

 Crime scene investigators gather outside a crime scene.

Man arrested at B-G Airport for suspected involvement in two-year-old murder case

Israel Police arrested a man at Ben-Gurion for a two-year-old murder case; Police arrested two suspects in connection to a shooting incident in Hadera; Police thwarted a criminal attack in Lod

Police car at night

Two killed, including a teen, as gun violence in Israel continues

In Rahat, a 14-year-old was shot dead and a teen was injured in a conflict between two families, while in Haifa a man was killed in a suspected hit.

 The scene of an attempted murder in Kiryat Haim, April 15, 2023.

12-year-old boy seriously injured in shooting in Jisr-e-Zarka

His cousin was shot dead by Israel Police forces while allegedly attempting to carry out a revenge shooting against the one who had fired at the boy earlier in the evening.

 The scene of a shooting incident in which a 12-year-old was seriously injured in Jisr e-Zarka, October 28, 2022

Five suspects arrested after man killed in Ramle shooting

A second additional murder was also reported in the Arab sector on Sunday morning, in the town of Baka al-Gharbiya.

 Scene of a murder in Ramle, August 27, 2022

Man in northern Israel killed by gunshots fired from passing vehicle

The man was evacuated to hospital from the location in which he was shot, on Route 804, where he was found unconscious. He was in critical condition.

LOWER GALILEE view from Tzipori.