Anti-Semitic Incident Reported In Lawrenceville In 2019

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — There was a potential antisemitic incident in Lawrenceville reported in September, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League.

On Sept. 19, a swastiska was found carved in pavement in Lawrenceville, according to the report. It was among 216 incidents of hate, extremism and anti-Semitism reported in 112 towns in New Jersey last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

The figure for 2019 decreased from the 452 incidents reported in New Jersey during 2018. But the incidents were no less concerning, the report says.

The list follows a similar report published last year by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which said 18 hate organizations are based in towns throughout the Garden State, and the number is rising. Read more: Hate Groups In NJ: Map Shows Rising Total Of Racist Organizations

The occurrences in New Jersey identified in the ADL report were among the 4,015 examples of extremist and anti-Semitic incidents that happened nationwide in 2019. The figure reported for 2019 is up almost 32 percent from the 3,052 incidents reported in 2018, according to the ADL.
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