More than 84 000 politically motivated crimes were committed in Germany last year, 40 % more than the previous year and the highest number since statistics were collected in 2001, according to the annual report of the Federal Criminal Office (BKA).
The report states that the majority of politically motivated crimes in 2024 were crimes of defamation, damage to property, insults, incitement to hatred, coercion and threats.
The data also shows a sharp increase in election-related crimes, with the number of cases in the "election context" increasing by 427 %, from 2,238 in 2023 to 11,788 in 2024. This also represents a 12.4 percent increase compared to the 2021 super-election year.
The most significant increase was recorded in crimes motivated by right-wing ideology, which increased by 47.8 % and account for more than half of all politically motivated crimes recorded by the police. Right-wing violent crimes, such as homicide and bodily harm, also increased by 17.2 per cent in 2024.
"The unprecedented rise in politically motivated crimes is a worrying development," said the Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt. "The current statistics once again underline the urgent need for a joint security offensive by the federal and state governments."
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