Racist acts in France in 2014 were down 5% from 2013. In contrast, anti-Semitic acts doubled in 2014. There were 851 acts reported in 2014 compared to 423 in 2013, a 101% increase, and were all committed by Muslims.
Half of violent acts in 2014 were committed by Muslims and were directed at Jews. France’s Jewish population is less than 1% of the total population, which means that less than 1% of the population were the targets of half of France’s violent acts.
