How to read this
The Community Risk Index is a composite signal, not a forecast. It draws on a continuous stream of ingest — open-source reporting, government data, extremist monitoring, and social intelligence — and compresses it into two outputs: a single index value and a breakdown by signal category.
The index reflects conditions today relative to a rolling baseline. A rising index means the overall threat signal is above recent norms. A static index, even at a moderate level, means conditions are elevated but not worsening. Category-level elevation indicates where the underlying pressure is concentrated.
The index measures the environment around Jewish institutional life in each metro it covers, aggregated and floored for privacy. It does not score any individual institution.
Interpretation bands
- Low0–20
- Moderate20–40
- Elevated40–60
- High60–80
- Critical80–100
We have not calibrated the bands yet. Treat each one as a rough guide until we do. Read the bands in the full methodology
Category Signals
Physical Security
Antisemitic incidents, bias crimes, protests, vandalism, harassment, and other in-person events reported in the public record.
Online Threats
Social media volume anomalies, online hate, and coordinated digital activity targeting Jewish communities.
Legal & Enforcement
Regulatory actions, sanctions, and enforcement activity that intersects with the threat environment for Jewish institutions.
Threat Intelligence
Extremist organization activity, government advisories, international antisemitism reporting, and coordinated campaign signals.
What we monitor
Mitzpe ingests more than forty data sources on a daily cycle: law enforcement records, government advisory feeds, extremist monitoring organizations, legislative filings, federal enforcement databases, and social intelligence systems. We classify, deduplicate, and weight every signal before scoring. Coverage runs to major US metro areas — the index resolves each incident to the nearest one and drops anything that falls outside, which is also the privacy floor. It reports aggregate community conditions, never the status of an identifiable organization.
Full methodology: How the Community Risk Index works