NYPD Records Zero Anti-Muslim Hate Crime Murders in NYC from 2000-2025

New York, NY – Data shared by Reza Chowdhury on social media indicates that the New York City Police Department (NYPD) has classified zero murder or homicide cases as hate crimes with a Muslim victim in New York City spanning a 26-year period from 2000 through 2025. This specific classification highlights a notable absence of such extreme incidents within the city's official hate crime statistics for this duration.

The tweet, attributed to Reza Chowdhury, presented a table showing "NYPD-CLASSIFIED 'MURDER/HOMICIDE AS A HATE CRIME' CASES IN NYC WITH A MUSLIM VICTIM BY YEAR," with a count of "0" for every year from 2000 to 2025. This data point draws attention to the precise nature of hate crime classifications, particularly for the most severe offenses.

While the specific category of anti-Muslim hate crime murders remains at zero according to this data, overall hate crimes in New York City have seen a concerning increase. A report from the New York State Comptroller's office revealed a 106% rise in hate crimes against Muslim New Yorkers between 2018 and 2023, from 18 to 37 incidents. This indicates that while less severe anti-Muslim hate crimes are reported, none have escalated to classified murder or homicide.

The New York State Comptroller's report also noted that "Other" offenses within NYC hate crimes for 2023 included two murders and one negligent homicide. However, these figures were not specifically attributed to anti-Muslim bias, with the report indicating predominant motivations were anti-Jewish, anti-Gay Male, anti-Asian, and anti-Black biases for other hate crime incidents. The distinction underscores the rarity and specific criteria required for a homicide to be officially classified as a hate crime motivated by anti-Muslim sentiment by the NYPD.

The NYPD's classification system defines a hate crime as an offense motivated "in whole or substantial part by a person's, a group's or a place's identification with a particular race, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, ancestry, national origin or sexual orientation." The reported zero count for anti-Muslim hate crime murders suggests that while anti-Muslim bias incidents occur, they have not, by the NYPD's official determination, resulted in homicides within the specified timeframe.