Protection of the constitution report 2014, Federal Ministry of the Interior, (Verfassungsschutzbericht 2014, Bundesministerium des Innern).
Country
Germany
Title
Year
Type of publication
Geographical coverage
National
Area/location of interest
Type of Institution
Public authority
Institution
Main Thematic Focus
Hate crime
Target Population
General population Muslims Refugees & asylum seekers Right-wing extremists
Key findings
The report has found that the number of politically and hate motivated crimes from the far-right have not changed significantly to the previous year. The number of violent acts from the right-wing has increased drastically by over 20 %.
Right-wing demonstrations and agitations have mainly focused on asylum seekers and Muslims in Germany. Many of these movements use propaganda and fear to spread resentment towards the target groups.
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
Qualitative analysis of major anti-constitutional crimes committed in Germany. Categorized in overlying themes such as right- and left-wing extremism, Islamic terrorism, espionage and scientology, this report evaluates the threats and crimes committed in 2016.
Sample details and representativeness
This report is representative of the entire German territory.