BERLIN (AP) — Politically motivated crime in Germany last year reached its highest level since the government started tracking it more than 20 years ago, with the greatest threat coming from people with far-right motivations, the country’s top security official said Tuesday.
Overall, Germany registered 60,028 politically motivated crimes in 2023. The government considers numerous acts as political including intent to hinder democracy and crimes aimed at members of certain ethnic, religious or other groups.
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.
“Politically motivated criminality has almost doubled within the last 10 years and continues to increase,” said Holger Münch, the president of the Federal Criminal Police Office. “Parts of the population are tending towards radicalization. These tendencies include attempts to delegitimize the state and its monopoly on violence.”
Guardians ruin Francisco Lindor's Cleveland homecoming, trip Mets 3
Hunter Biden indicted on multiple counts related to firearms, tax evasion
Rohingya ordered by Myanmar officer to ‘fight for our faith’ — Radio Free Asia
Dengue cases surpass 80,000 in Sri Lanka so far this year
Microsoft's AI chatbot will remember everything you do on a PC
Simone Biles sets her sights on the Paris Olympics as four
Infographic: What we need to know about COP28
Strike takes place in Jordan to support Palestinian people in Gaza
Clark signs deal with Wilson Sporting Goods for signature line
UN rights chief highlights peace, security in human rights protection
Poland arrests sabotage suspects and warns of potential hostile acts by Russia
Palestinian death toll rises to 22,438 in Gaza: ministry