Germany, Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat), Overview "Hate Crime: Development of case numbers 2001 - 2021 , Berlin, 22 April 2022
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 Islamophobia
Target Population
Muslims and/or religious groups
Key findings
The overview on hate crime registered by the police between 2017 and 2021 includes a section on crimes registered as "hostile to Islam". Accordingly, the overall figures of such crimes were 1,075 in 2017, 910 in 2018, 950 in 2019, 1.026 in 2020 and 732 in 2021. Thereof, the figures for violent crimes were 56 in 2017, 74 in 2018, 60 in 2019, 71 in 2020 and 45 in 2021.
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
Figures were drawn from the police crime statistics (Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik) on "politically motivated crime" (politisch motivierte Kriminalität). Survey period January 1st, 2017 to December 31st, 2021 (referring to new category "hostile to islam", page 21).
Sample details and representativeness
Not applicable