In 2025, 252 Arab citizens of Israel were murdered—the deadliest year on record. Arabs make up roughly 21 percent of the population yet accounted for 241 of the country’s 309 homicide victims. The homicide rate in Arab society reached about 11.1 per 100,000, compared to under 1.0 among Jews. More than 85 percent of these killings involved firearms and grew out of clan disputes and organized crime.