The crimes attributed to the authors motivated by a right -wing ideology constituted the greatest proportion of all the crimes with political motivation. Political crimes involving violence have also increased, reaching the highest level since 2016 with 4,107 cases. According to the report.
“When political crimes and violence increase, it is not only a statistical phenomenon – it is a reflection of our social polarization and our growing radicalization and again shows that our democracy is under pressure,” said Holger Münch, head of the German federal criminal police office. “We must realize that in society as a whole, and among a share of young people, we see a trip to the right and an increase in the acceptance of violence.”
The growing radicalization was also exposed in attacks against politicians and campaign workers, according to Münch; 8,034 of these offenses were recorded last year.
Officials also expressed their concern about an increase in anti -Semitic crimes. According to the report.
Given the “historic responsibility of Germany”, Dobrindt said that he was particularly worried about the striking increase in anti -Semitic crimes, half of which were to be attributed to the actors of a right -wing ideology. Dobrindt also attributed the rise in power to what he called “imported anti -Semitism”, to actors with foreign history and often in relation to protests against war in Gaza.
“We must assume that Jewish institutions and individuals will continue to be targeted in the future, both by the agitation on the right and in other directions,” said Münch.
