CNN: Over 60% of American Jews feel less safe than a year ago Survey findings

At least 63 per cent of American Jews said their place in American society is less secure than a year ago, according to a new report released on February 13 by the American Jewish Committee.

According to CNN, the “State of Antisemitism in America 2023 Report” was commissioned by the advocacy group and is based on a survey conducted between October 5 and November 21 by research company, SSRS.

The share of American Jews who said the status of Jews in the United States has become less secure increased 22 percentage points when compared to last year’s survey. Only 3 per cent of American Jews said it had become more secure and 34 per cent said they felt it was about the same as the prior year, according to the survey.

The survey, which was based on the perceptions of a nationally representative sample of 1,528 Jews ages 18 or older, was conducted online and via phone interviews. The American Jewish Committee has commissioned a survey on the state of antisemitism in the US annually since 2019. The margin of error for the total respondents is +/-3.2 percentage points at a 95 per cent confidence level.

Respondents were surveyed on several issues, including their personal experiences with antisemitism.

Nearly half of American Jews said they think antisemitism is taken less seriously than other forms of hate and bigotry, according to the survey.

The Anti-Defamation League tracked a total of 3,283 antisemitic incidents in the three months following the attacks, CNN previously reported.