Right-wing extremism: acts of violence against left-wing extremists Germany 2013-2020

This statistic shows the number of politically motivated acts of violence by right-wing extremists* against left-wing extremists or supposed left-wing extremists in Germany from 2013 to 2020 by type of offence. In 2020, there were 60 acts of violence carried out by right-wing extremists against left-wing extremists or supposed left-wing extremists that caused bodily harm. According to the source, there are indications that acts of violence with an extremist background were aimed at eliminating or invalidating certain constitutional principles that shape the liberal democratic order.

Number of politically motivated acts of violence by right-wing extremists against (supposed) left-wing extremists in Germany from 2013 to 2020, by type of offence

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Release date

June 2021

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Germany

Survey time period

2013 to 2020

Supplementary notes

* The data shown here refer to acts of violence with an extremist background in the area of "politically motivated crime on the right". Shown are the acts of violence committed by right-wing extremists against (supposed) left-wing extremists. The statistic contains both attempted and committed acts of violence. Where multiple acts of violence were committed, only the most serious offence was counted. The data for the years up until 2016 were taken from previous editions of the Annual Report on the Protection of the Constitution.

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