The number of antisemitic incidents in the United States tallied by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) fell sharply in 2025 — the first drop in five years — due in part to what the ADL said was a dramatic decrease of incidents on college campuses.

The ADL recorded 1,694 antisemitic incidents on US college campuses in 2024, after pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist student protests proliferated due mostly to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

That figure fell by 66% last year, to 583, as many colleges and universities — under pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration — took steps to curb such protests.

With the drop in on-campus incidents a major factor, the ADL’s latest annual audit, which was released on Wednesday, says there were 6,274 incidents of antisemitic assaults, harassment and vandalism overall in 2025.…