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Crime in Israel


The latest news on crime and crime rates in Israel.

	 download high resolution download low resolution add to lightbox file name: F250806AVS01  File Size: 4999 KB  caption (en): General view of the Lahav 433 police unit headquarters in the city of Lod on August 6, 2025.

Active senior league soccer player arrested by Lahav 433 on suspicion of gambling, match-fixing

 An illustrative image of an Israel Police officer.

Haifa resident arrested over alleged incitement against LGBTQ community, later released

An illustrative photo of a laptop displaying the Iranian flag, representing Iran in a digital or cyber context, March 27, 2026.

Haifa man indicted on charges of espionage for Iran, revealing sensitive information during war

Chief of Police Daniel Levi at the scene of a shooting incident in Ramla, central Israel, May 11, 2026.

High school student's killer accepts plea deal, sentenced to 25 years in prison

Mahash, the Police Internal Investigations Department, in Jerusalem on November 30, 2025.

Chief prosecutor warns police watchdog must remain independent as reform faces court challenge

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

Suspect arrested after photographing influencer naked in changing room also accused of rape

JEWISH SETTLERS are seen at the unauthorized Beit Anot outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank after being informed of an expected evacuation, June 1, 2026.

Three female soldiers wounded by settlers while clearing illegal outpost

 Haim Sirotkin, driver who is suspected of running over protesters last night during a demonstration calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip and against the current Israeli government, arrives for a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv on April 7, 2024.

Former soccer player Haim Sirotkin sentenced to one year in prison for running over protesters

An Israel Police car, April 13, 2026; illustrative.

Israel Police arrest seven individuals on suspicion of running human trafficking, blackmail ring

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026; Illustrative.

Haredi protesters block Jerusalem road over false reports of draft dodger arrest

According to the Shin Bet and Israel Police, the 18-year-old from I'billin studied weapons use, searched for material on explosives, tried to obtain an M16, and hid ammunition in his home.

Police: Israeli teen hid ammunition, sought M-16 for Hamas-linked attack

 The silhouette of a person, with Iran's flag in the background (illustrative).

Israeli man suspected of carrying out missions for Iranian intelligence

The gun confiscated from the man in Jerusalem illegally on May 29, 2026.

Man indicted after being caught with a loaded gun in Jerusalem's Old City

Headquarters of Lahav 433 – The National Crime Unit in Lod, pictured August 6, 2025.

Lahav 433 to question government ministry director, two senior officials over fraud, police say

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and committee head MK Zvika Fogel attend a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on March 24, 2026.

Twice as many women have been killed by domestic gun violence since October 7, new report finds

Israel Police arrest Bethlehem resident arrested on suspicion of stabbing and robbing a man in his Tel Aviv apartment over the weekend, June 7, 2026.

Illegal resident arrested on suspicion of stabbing, robbing man in Tel Aviv apartment

Pride flags are seen near a beach in Tel Aviv ahead of the city’s annual Pride Parade scheduled for next week, June 6, 2026.

Pride flags vandalized across Israel over weekend, police launch probes

A view of a Jerusalem swimming pool.

Argument over smoking at Kfar Maccabiah pool ends in stabbing, arrests

View of the Jewish settlement of Efrat, Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, July 31, 2025.

Jewish rioter lightly wounded in ramming by Palestinian at Efrat Junction

United Hatzalah responds to double murder in Yafia on June 4, 2026.

Within an hour: Three men killed in two incidents of violent crime amid Arab sector crime crisis

SLOT MACHINES at a Barriere Group casino in Enghien-les-Bains, in Paris suburb, on March 12, 2026.

Israeli businessman 'King of Slot Machines' Tony Bargig murdered in Prague

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