Overview

• The findings point to insults, threats and public defamation across police, regulatory and social offices, jobcenters, schools, hospitals and public transport.
• About one-third of employees report witnessing colleagues being attacked online.
• Nearly one in three fear becoming targets, and almost two-thirds say their workplace lacks a set procedure for such incidents.
• Respondents describe greater caution toward certain groups, reduced concentration and emotional strain, while few preserve evidence or contact police.
• DGB deputy chair Elke Hannack calls the trend an alarm signal and urges early countermeasures comparable to responses to physical attacks, while a separate dbb poll reports 30% of citizens have witnessed attacks on public staff.