Antisemitic incidents in New England up 42% in 2021, ADL says Antisemitic incidents increased by 42 percent in New England in 2021, with a total of 155 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism, according to the Anti-Defamation League. ADL recorded 2,717 anti-Semitic incidents nationally in 2021 – a 34 percent increase overall and the highest total since ADL started tracking the data in 1979. In 2021, the ADL recorded a total of 108 antisemitic incidents in Massachusetts last year -- a 48 percent increase from 2020’s 73 incidents. Incidents of vandalism increased by 66 percent and incidents of harassment increased...