Hundreds of antisemitic, Islamophobic incidents happened in Florida last year, reports say

Florida saw more than 400 antisemitic incidents in 2023, a dramatic increase over the previous year.

That's according to data collected and released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish civil rights group. It documented 463 Florida incidents last year, compared to 269 in 2022 and 190 in 2021.

Florida, the state with the third largest population, had the fourth-most reported incidents, behind California, New York as well as New Jersey, which had the most per capita.

"Here in Florida, we have not been immune to the wave of antisemitism that has swept our country," said Sarah Emmons, the group's Florida regional director, breaking down the state-specific data at a virtual press conference Tuesday. "This is not a position in which you want to rank."