Crime & Safety
Congregations In Minnesota Relying On Consultants Amid Security Concerns
According to the FBI, nearly 70% of reported religious-based hate crimes targeted Jews in 2024. Jews make up only 2% of the U.S. population.
October 8, 2025
Two years after the October 7th attacks in Israel, there remains a strong wave of hate in America.
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According to the FBI, nearly 70% of reported religious-based hate crimes targeted Jews in 2024, a stark contrast to how Jews only make up 2% of the U.S. population.
"We are already at the highest state of security that we can possibly be at," Ethan Roberts, Deputy Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, explained to WCCO News. "Security is multi-layered as always. It's the partnership of local law enforcement. It's private security, it's of course JCRC security. It's the awareness that we ask of all the congregants."
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