Daniel Levi

Daniel Levi was born in 1964

Daniel "Danny" Levi was born in 1964. He served in the IDF in the Artillery Corps. He holds a bachelor's degree and a graduate degree.

He joined the Israel Police in 1985 and worked as a patrol, intelligence and detective officer at the Jaffa and Bat Yam stations. He later commanded the Shechunot and Lev Tel Aviv stations, and handled the demonstrations of the 2011 social protests. He went on to command the Yiftah and Yarkon regions.

During his time in the Yarkon Region, police arrested a photographer at a protest, and a court awarded the photographer damages. In 2021 he became deputy commander of the Jerusalem District, and in 2023 commander of the Hof District, where the murder rate rose by 77%.

In 2024 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir chose him as police commissioner, and the government approved the appointment. In October 2024 the Attorney General blocked his move of the police legal advisor. In December 2024 a Kan 11 report said he told officers to under-report crimes, and he launched a plan against crime in Arab society.

He is married to Rachel, has 3 children and lives in Zichron Yaakov.