Over 1,000 Antisemitic Incidents in Germany in First Three Months of 2025

Germany has recorded a troubling surge in antisemitic incidents in early 2025.

A new report from the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) reveals that between January and March alone, 1,047 antisemitic crimes and incidents were reported across the country. These included 27 cases of physical violence and 422 incidents classified as hate speech.

The offenses ranged from property damage and threats to verbal abuse and life-threatening assaults. By the end of June, authorities had identified 470 suspects, seven of whom were arrested. One arrest warrant was issued. Most of the offenses were politically motivated, with the majority attributed to far right extremists.

According to the breakdown, 554 incidents were linked to the far right, including 11 violent acts. Another 267 cases were classified under foreign ideology, such as Islamist extremism, with six violent cases. A further 145 incidents had religious motivations, five of them violent. Fifteen cases were attributed to the far left, while the remaining incidents were grouped under “other.”

The findings follow a broader trend of rising antisemitism in Germany, particularly in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

In all of 2024, Germany recorded 6,560 antisemitic offenses, including 1,488 cases of violence, marking a rise of over 20 percent compared to the previous year.

Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, warned that antisemitism is becoming a “new normal” and urged authorities to act decisively. “Declarations of solidarity are not enough,” he said.

Left Party Bundestag member Clara Bünger acknowledged the alarming data but cautioned against framing antisemitism as purely an “imported phenomenon.” She emphasized the need for serious investment in education, victim protection, and combating antisemitism in all its forms, including homegrown and historically rooted variants.