BERLIN (AP) — The number of anti-Semitic and anti-foreigner incidents rose in Germany last year, despite an overall drop in politically motivated crimes, according to statistics released Tuesday.
1 / 2German Interior minister Horst Seehofer gestures as he attends a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 14, 2019. German security officials say the number of anti-Semitic and anti-foreigner incidents rose in the country last year, despite an overall fall in politically motivated crimes. German Interior minister Horst Seehofer gestures as he attends a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 14, 2019.
Events characterized as anti-foreigner crimes increased 19.7% to 7,701 amid an overall uptick in hate crimes to 8,113 from 7,913. The far-right was responsible for 7,064 of the anti-foreigner crimes, and 7,153 of the overall hate crimes, according to the report. Holger Muench, head of the Federal Criminal Police Office, said it was good news that politically motivated crimes were down overall but"of particular concern" to see a rise in reported hate crimes.
Crimes committed for reasons of religious ideology dropped 46.9% to 586, with a strong drop in the number of suspects accused of membership in a terrorist organization from 316 to 144.
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