Safe Communities
In recent years, crime and violence in Arab society have increased to unprecedented levels, with over 50% of violent crime in Israel effecting Arab citizens. Coupled with a history of under-policing and tense relations with the Israeli police, Arab communities are struggling to provide personal safety for their residents. In this field, the Abraham Initiatives runs models for community action and community-based policy. Through building capacity in local Arab leadership and educating Israel's National Police, the Abraham Initiatives has over a decade of the experience necessary to build safer communities.
The Personal and Community Security Index for 2019 details the reality of crime and violence that is severely affecting Arab Communities in Israel. The report is based on 718 face-to-face interviews, and is available in both Hebrew and Arabic (an English summary can be found at the end).
Click here for the full report.
Click here for an English only report.
This program is co-funded by the U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)
and the European Union.
Projects
- Safe CommunitiesRead
Crime and Violance in the Arab Society | 2023 Mid-Year Monitoring Report
- Safe CommunitiesRead
Crime and Violence in Arab society | Background and Policy
- Safe CommunitiesRead
116 fatalities of crime and violence in Arab society in 2022
- Safe Communities
Ola Najami-Yousef received honorary prize by President Herzog
- Shared CitiesRead
2020 Personal Security Survey of Arab Society in Mixed Cities
- Safe CommunitiesRead
Meet the duo fighting crime that’s devastating Arab communities in Israel
- Safe CommunitiesWatch
Anti-Cyberbullying Campaign
- Safe CommunitiesRead
Roots of Crime Wave in Arab Cities of Israel
- Safe CommunitiesRead
These Are the Next Steps Needed
- Safe CommunitiesRead
Wanted: A Police Force for All Israelis
- Safe CommunitiesRead
Israel’s Bedouin Community Amidst Development in the Negev
- Safe CommunitiesRead
Israel's Arab Population Plagued by High Murder Rates