The government said the Islamophobic crimes included public incitement, insults, threats, the use of symbols of unconstitutional organizations, damage to property, and injury, with the majority of crimes committed by far-right extremists.
Germany has Western Europe’s second-largest Muslim population after France, with nearly 5.5 million Muslims among its nearly 85 million residents.
In recent years, the country has seen a rise in anti-Muslim racism and violence, driven by far-right political parties and movements, including the opposition Alternative for Germany, or AfD.
