The Abraham Initiatives reported Tuesday that 131 Arab citizens have been killed in crime-related violence since the start of 2026, according to an N12 report. The figure marks a 19% increase from the same period last year, when 110 victims were recorded, and includes a rise in female victims — 12 women and girls killed so far this year.
The Abraham Initiatives, an Israeli civil society organization monitoring violence in Arab society, reported Tuesday morning that 131 Arab citizens have been killed in crime-related violence since January 1, 2026. The figure, cited by N12, represents a 19% jump from the 110 victims recorded in the same period last year.
Of the 131 victims, 12 are women and girls, the organization noted, reflecting a troubling increase in female fatalities in a sector that already suffers disproportionately from violent crime and weak police enforcement. The previous report, published by The Zioneer on June 13, counted 129 victims and 11 women and girls; the two additional casualties were recorded in the intervening days.
The 131 figure does not include deaths in security-related incidents. The Abraham Initiatives has long argued that state under-policing and inadequate resource allocation in Arab communities enable the violence, a claim that internal security officials have acknowledged but struggled to reverse.
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