Politically motivated crime in Germany last year reached its highest level since the government started tracking it more than 20 years ago. The country’s top security official says the greatest threat comes from people with far-right motivations. The interior minister says that “we are a strong democracy, but our democracy is under pressure.
Holger Münch, President of the Federal Criminal Police Office , announces the case figures for politically motivated crime at a press conference in Berlin , Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Politically motivated crime in Germany increased last year by almost 2%, taking it to the highest level since the government started recording these crimes more than 20 years ago, the country’s top security official said Tuesday.
Right-wing politically motivated crimes increased by 23% in 2023 to 28,945 cases, of which 1,270 were violent. Left-wing crimes increased by 11% to 7,777, of which 916 were violent. “We are a strong democracy, but our democracy is under pressure,” German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told reporters in Berlin.
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