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Highest Crime in Israel

Top 100 cities ranked by highest crime

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Highest Crime — Israel

1 Mitzpe Ramon 01 1.6 per 1K
2 Bat H̱efer 02 1.6 per 1K
3 Caesarea 04 1.6 per 1K
4 Kfar Veradim 03 1.6 per 1K
5 Ka‘abiyya 03 1.6 per 1K
6 AlSayid Tribe 01 1.6 per 1K
7 Bir Hadaj 01 1.6 per 1K
8 ‘Eilabun 03 1.6 per 1K
9 Buqei‘a 03 1.6 per 1K
10 Pardesiyya 02 1.6 per 1K
11 Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam 03 1.6 per 1K
12 Bet El‘azari 02 1.6 per 1K
13 Tsur Itshak 02 1.6 per 1K
14 Qiryat Ye‘arim 06 1.6 per 1K
15 Ḥurfeish 03 1.6 per 1K
16 Lehavim 01 1.6 per 1K
17 Jūlis 03 1.6 per 1K
18 Shlomi 03 1.6 per 1K
19 Kfar H̱abad 02 1.6 per 1K
20 Yanuh-Jat 03 1.6 per 1K
21 Yanuah Jat 03 1.6 per 1K
22 Tūbā Zangarīya 03 1.6 per 1K
23 Sha‘av 03 1.6 per 1K
24 Bnei Ayish 02 1.6 per 1K
25 Zemer 02 1.6 per 1K
26 Bet Dagan 02 1.6 per 1K
27 Bīr el Maksūr 03 1.6 per 1K
28 Katzrin 1.6 per 1K
29 ‘Omer 01 1.6 per 1K
30 H̱arish 04 1.6 per 1K
31 Abū Ghaush 06 1.6 per 1K
32 Rama 03 1.6 per 1K
33 Ramat Yishay 03 1.6 per 1K
34 Bu‘eina 03 1.6 per 1K
35 Basmat Ṭab‘ūn 03 1.6 per 1K
36 Zarzir 03 1.6 per 1K
37 Dabbūrīya 03 1.6 per 1K
38 ‘Ilūṭ 03 1.6 per 1K
39 Bi’na 03 1.6 per 1K
40 Meitar 01 1.6 per 1K
41 Kokhav Ya’ir 02 1.6 per 1K
42 Kisra - Sume'a 03 1.6 per 1K
43 Atlit 04 1.6 per 1K
44 H̱atsor HaGelilit 03 1.6 per 1K
45 Bu'ayna-Nujaydat 03 1.6 per 1K
46 Basma 04 1.6 per 1K
47 Herzliya Pituah 05 1.6 per 1K
48 Kfar Yasif 03 1.6 per 1K
49 Jaljūlya 02 1.6 per 1K
50 Yeroẖam 01 1.6 per 1K
51 Deir Ḥannā 03 1.6 per 1K
52 Segev Shalom 01 1.6 per 1K
53 Qiryat ‘Eqron 02 1.6 per 1K
54 Majdal Shams 03 1.6 per 1K
55 Beit Jann 03 1.6 per 1K
56 Jatt 04 1.6 per 1K
57 ‘Isfiyā 04 1.6 per 1K
58 Deir el Asad 03 1.6 per 1K
59 Rekhasim 04 1.6 per 1K
60 Azor 05 1.6 per 1K
61 Naḥf 03 1.6 per 1K
62 Tel Mond 02 1.6 per 1K
63 El Fureidīs 04 1.6 per 1K
64 I‘billīn 03 1.6 per 1K
65 ‘Ein Māhil 03 1.6 per 1K
66 Even Yehuda 02 1.6 per 1K
67 Laqiyya 01 1.6 per 1K
68 Kābūl 03 1.6 per 1K
69 Abū Sinān 03 1.6 per 1K
70 Iksāl 03 1.6 per 1K
71 Maale Iron 03 1.6 per 1K
72 Mazkeret Batya 02 1.6 per 1K
73 Jisr ez Zarqā 04 1.6 per 1K
74 Majd el Kurūm 03 1.6 per 1K
75 Giv`at H̱ananya 06 1.6 per 1K
76 Er Reina 03 1.6 per 1K
77 Binyamina 04 1.6 per 1K
78 Binyamina-Giv'at Ada 04 1.6 per 1K
79 Bet She’an 03 1.6 per 1K
80 Qalansuwa 02 1.6 per 1K
81 Yirkā 03 1.6 per 1K
82 ‘Ar‘ara BaNegev 01 1.6 per 1K
83 Qiryat Tiv‘on 04 1.6 per 1K
84 Yāfā 03 1.6 per 1K
85 Or Akiva 04 1.6 per 1K
86 Kafr Qari‘ 04 1.6 per 1K
87 Rahat 01 1.6 per 1K
88 Kafr Mandā 03 1.6 per 1K
89 Tel Sheva‘ 01 1.6 per 1K
90 Ariel WE 1.6 per 1K
91 Shoham 02 1.6 per 1K
92 Kuseifa 01 1.6 per 1K
93 Judeida Makr 03 1.6 per 1K
94 H̱ura 01 1.6 per 1K
95 maalot Tarshīhā 03 1.6 per 1K
96 Kadima Zoran 02 1.6 per 1K
97 Qiryat Shmona 03 1.6 per 1K
98 Kafr Kannā 03 1.6 per 1K
99 Maghār 03 1.6 per 1K
100 Zikhron Ya‘aqov 04 1.6 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in Israel face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. Mitzpe Ramon has 1.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

High crime rates are often linked to economic factors including poverty, unemployment, income inequality, and limited access to education and social services. Addressing crime effectively requires tackling these underlying root causes alongside traditional law enforcement approaches.

Many cities on this list are actively implementing comprehensive safety strategies including community policing, violence intervention programs, youth mentorship, and economic development initiatives aimed at reducing the conditions that contribute to criminal activity.

Did You Know?

  • 1. The violent crime rate in Mitzpe Ramon is 0.4x the national average.
  • 2. Crime rates have been declining nationally for decades — even cities on this list have generally seen improvements over time.
  • 3. Violent crime is heavily concentrated in specific neighborhoods — most areas within these cities are considerably safer than the citywide statistics suggest.

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