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Saxony-Anhalt Reports Record Politically Motivated Crime in 2025

Officials warn that online propaganda is drawing more youths into extremist offenses.

Overview

  • The interior ministry’s annual review logged 4,144 politically motivated crimes in 2025, up 3.4% from 2024 and the highest since tracking began in 2001, with a 43.1% clearance rate.
  • Right-wing cases made up 72.6% of all incidents at 3,007, and antisemitic offenses rose 36.2% to 158, mostly tied to right-wing motives.
  • Online crime grew to 709 cases, which means about one in five incidents happened on the internet.
  • Propaganda offenses led the tally with 2,244 cases that included banned symbols, hate graffiti, and slogans shouted in public.
  • Police identified more than a quarter of the 1,323 suspects in right-wing cases as juveniles, which officials linked to recruitment and disinformation in digital spaces.