1995 Audit of
The annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents is a record of
reported incidents only. The Audit depends on the
voluntary reporting of anti-Semitic incidents to the League
for Human Rights through B'nai Brith offices and the
nationwide B'nai Brith Lodge network. Recorded incidents may
have been reported by victims directly to our offices, or
may have been reported by other sources. Experts in the
analysis of crime, including officers in police intelligence
units, suggest that only a small percentage (in the
neighbourhood of approximately 10%) of hate crimes or
harassment are ever reported to any source. The situation is
akin to spousal or child abuse, both of which are
notoriously under-reported.
Reported incidents are documented and analyzed by League
staff for corroboration, and to determine appropriate
courses of action. Proper investigation is vital to
determine whether reported incidents are indeed racially-
motivated, and whether they are anti-Semitic in nature. For
example, harassment of a Jewish person in the workplace may
be real but may not be anti-Semitic. As well, while general
pamphleteering by a hate group will be condemned by the
League, and while the League will be actively involved in
countering its effects, if such pamphleteering does not
specifically target Jews, then for the purposes of the
Audit, it will not be included as an anti-Semitic incident.
Finally, where an anti-Semitic mail campaign takes place, or
where a number of Jewish businesses or people are targeted
by one group or one individual for harassment or vandalism
in a defined area over a defined period of time, such events
are recorded as a single incident. Incidents are catalogued
for the Audit in two broad categories:
Vandalism
Vandalism is defined as an act involving physical damage to
property. It includes graffiti, swastikas, desecrations
of cemeteries and synagogues, other property damage, arson
and other criminal acts such as thefts and break-ins
where an anti-Semitic motive can be determined.
Harassment
Harassment includes anti-Semitic hate propaganda
distribution, hate mail and verbal slurs or acts of
discrimination against individuals. Death threats and bomb
threats against individuals and property, as well as any
kind of physical assault, are also included in this broader
category.
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