German far-right crime sets record 
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Politically motivated crime is emerging as an issue ahead of Germany’s national elections in September, with offences surging to more than 44,600 and far-right criminality accounting for more than half
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Right-wing 
Left-wing 
Religious/foreign
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Jul 2016: Mass shooting at Munich shopping mall leaves nine dead. Bavarian police classify attack as “politically motivated”

Jun 2019: Walter Lübcke (inset), pro-migrant CDU politician shot dead.
Oct: Neo-Nazi kills two in attack on synagogue in Halle during Yom Kippur

Feb 2020: Far-right gunman kills nine people (main picture) in two shisha bars
in Hanau

2015 22,960 9,605 2,025 4,391 38,981
2016 23,555 9,389 3,372 5,233 41,549
2017 20,520 9,752 2,719 6,514 39,505
2018 20,431 7,961 3,073 4,597 36,062
2019 22,342 9,849 2,322 6,664 41,177
2020 23,604 10,971 1,493 8,624 44,692
 
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Sources: Federal Criminal Police Office, Reuters Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS