According to the latest reports from the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior, the level of right-wing extremist crime continues to stand at a record high, representing the primary threat to the country’s democratic order.
According to Interior Ministry data, the number of politically motivated crimes of a right-wing nature in 2025 exceeded 38,000 cases. By comparison, the figure for 2024 stood at approximately 34,000. More than 1,500 acts of direct violence (assaults and bodily harm) were recorded — a 15% increase on the previous year’s level.
Berlin alone registered a record number of incidents in 2025 — 2,267. Nationwide, nearly half of all antisemitic crimes are committed by far-right individuals. Intelligence services estimate the number of people holding far-right views at more than 50,000, of whom at least 15,000 are classified as “prone to violence.”
The greatest number of offences is linked to propaganda (use of banned Nazi symbols) and online hate speech. However, police note a concerning shift towards “physical confrontation.”
“Right-wing extremism remains the primary threat to the security of our democracy,” an Interior Ministry spokesperson stressed at a press conference.
The ministry is paying particular attention to the rise in crime in the context of election campaigns and the increasing frequency of threats directed at local politicians and journalists.
Experts link the current surge to the broader political polarisation across Europe, economic pressures, and the fallout from the Middle East conflict — all of which radicals are exploiting to mobilise their supporters.