Overview

• Official police statistics cited by the Interior Ministry show 360 cases in 2024, up from 212 in 2023 and 261 in 2022.
• Recorded bodily injuries climbed to 12 last year after only two to three cases in each of the preceding years.
• Authorities registered 43 cases of coercion or threats and 53 instances of property damage against local officeholders.
• North Rhine-Westphalia reported 59 incidents and Bavaria 52, indicating notable regional concentrations.
• The Interior Ministry’s advisory “starke Stelle” logged 231 consultations through mid-September, has funding secured through 2027 of up to €1 million, and the government is assessing expanded protections as officials warn of risks to local democracy.