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Germany Reports 1,521 Right-Wing Violent Offences in 2025

The government cautions totals may shift as late reports or motive reviews are processed.

Overview

  • Federal data show 1,270 such cases in 2023 and 1,488 in 2024, indicating a continuing rise over recent years.
  • Authorities logged 41,072 right-wing offences for 2025 in total, about 4% lower than the prior year, with revisions possible.
  • Police recorded one right-wing motivated attempted homicide in October 2025 and another in December 2025.
  • After May 2025 raids targeting the alleged group "Letzte Verteidigungswelle," a Hamburg trial for suspects is scheduled to begin in March.
  • Prosecutors say the group planned arson and bomb attacks on asylum centers and left-wing sites, and the suspects were 14 to 21 years old at the time.