Far-Right Violence Increasing In Germany

Don't tell me we're Goering through this again. It ain't Reich.

Violent crimes with a right-wing political motive rose more than 40 percent in Germany last year as the country saw a large influx of migrants, the government said Monday. The number of crimes committed by foreigners was also up more than 10 percent.

German authorities recorded 1,485 violent far-right crimes last year, up from 1,029 the previous year, according to annual crime statistics. As the number of homes for asylum-seekers swelled, so too did crimes targeting them, which more than quadrupled to 923. Acts of violence against those homes increased to 177 from 26 the previous year.

The Interior Ministry reported a large increase in the broader category of "hate crimes," offenses of a racist or anti-Semitic nature or targeting people because of their religion. They rose 77 percent to 10,373 from 5,858 the previous year. Cont.

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