Overview
- Bavaria logged 3,612 right-wing motivated crimes last year, surpassing all previous annual totals
- Violent right-wing offenses rose almost 80 percent over the past four years, encompassing severe bodily harm, a bomb explosion, an attempted murder and 20 attacks on police officers
- The share of these crimes officially labeled extremist plunged from 85 percent five years ago to just 11 percent in 2024
- Authorities attributed 232 offenses to the Reichsbürger spectrum, including 47 violent acts primarily involving extortion
- The Greens are demanding a centralized Bavarian information and monitoring center to track right-wing attacks and expand support services for victims