Experiences of antisemitism in Europe 2018

This statistic presents the results of a survey of European Jews in selected countries, asking if they had any personal experience of antisemitic harassment in 2018. Of respondents, 41 percent of Jews living in Germany said they had experienced antisemitic abuse in the previous 12 months, the most of any country.

Have you been harassed at least once in the past 12 months and the past five years because you are Jewish?*

Characteristic	Last 12 months	Last five years
Germany	41%	52%
Belgium	39%	51%
Netherlands	35%	47%
Poland	32%	45%
Spain	32%	46%
Sweden	30%	40%
Denmark	29%	41%
Austria	28%	38%
France	27%	37%
United Kingdom	25%	34%
Italy	25%	36%
Hungary	23%	35%

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Release date

December 2018

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Survey time period

May to June, 2018

Number of respondents

16,395 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

Individuals who consider themselves Jewish

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "In the past five years or past 12 months in [COUTRY] has somebody ever:
- sent you emails or text messages that were offensive or threatening;
- made offensive, threatening or silent phone calls to you;
- loitered, waited for you or deliberately followed you in a threatening way;
- made offensive or threatening comments to you in person;
- made offensive gestures to you or stared at you inappropriately;
- posted offensive comments about you on the internet, including social media?
Did this happen because you are Jewish?

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