Overview

• Interior Minister Reinhold Jost vowed continued decisive action against antisemitism, saying every antisemitic act is one too many.
• Saarland recorded 77 antisemitic crimes in 2024 after 79 in 2023, up from 38 in 2022.
• Most recent cases were prosecuted as incitement or for using symbols of unconstitutional organizations, according to the ministry.
• The interior ministry said the 2025 data set will be published in spring 2026 under the regular reporting schedule.
• In neighboring North Rhine-Westphalia, police increased protection for Jewish sites on the anniversary as the state reported a 27% rise in antisemitic crimes from 547 in 2023 to 695 in 2024, with no specific threats identified.