Overview

• Recorded right-wing politically motivated offenses increased to 870 in April–June from 796 in January–March, a rise of nearly ten percent.
• Violent cases nearly doubled to 35 from 19, with cited incidents in Potsdam, Fürstenwalde/Spree and Cottbus.
• Offenses against refugees and refugee accommodations rose to 52 from 42, alongside 91 additional racist crimes, most directed at people rather than property.
• Crimes against politicians fell to 105 from 177, with most targeting AfD figures but affecting all major parties, including cases involving Olaf Scholz and Robert Habeck.
• Well over 500 cases involved banned symbols and propaganda, and officials note the counts are provisional; separate federal data show Brandenburg led Germany in per-capita right-wing offenses in 2024.