This statistic shows the development of the number of politically motivated violent offences in Germany from 2001 to 2020, by type. In 2020, 1,526 cases of left-wing crime were recorded, compared to 1,052 the previous year. Meanwhile, also in 2020, 1,092 cases of right-wing violence occured, up from 986 the previous year. 591 violent offences recorded in 2020 were not classifiable.
Number of politically motivated violent offenses in Germany from 2001 to 2023, by type
¹ The phenomenon areas PMK - foreign ideology - and PMK - religious ideology - were newly created on January 1, 2017; a direct comparison of the number of cases in 2017 with previous years is only possible to a limited extent. The phenomenon area PMK - religious ideology - newly defined from 2017 mainly includes crimes that were recorded up to and including 2016 in the phenomenon area of ​​politically motivated foreign crime (PMAK) under the main topic of "Islamism/Fundamentalism".
² The crimes recorded by the police in the respective reporting year are shown. They are therefore statistically recorded as soon as there is initial suspicion. The police crime statistics (PKS), on the other hand, are initial statistics. They show the crimes that were made known to the police in the respective reporting year and that were finally processed by them, including attempts that are punishable and drug offenses processed by customs. Statistical recording only takes place when the data is submitted to the public prosecutor's office.
Older values ​​were partly taken from corresponding previous year publications.
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BMI. (May 21, 2024). Number of politically motivated violent offenses in Germany from 2001 to 2023, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/964624/politically-motivated-violent-offences-germany/
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