Hate crimes, particularly antisemitic incidents, have been on the rise in 2024, with Germany and France experiencing significant surges. In Bavaria, non-Germans accounted for 39.6% of suspects despite comprising 16% of the population, leading to concerns about the impact of uncontrolled immigration on security. The French police reported a 32% increase in hate crimes following the Gaza war, with a notable rise in racial tensions.
Surge in hate crimes grips France amid rising racial tensions https://t.co/JxJUDBkHcW https://t.co/BYBSs8UoNh
French police: There has been a significant jump in hate crimes since the start of the Gaza war. For the whole of 2023, 8,500 cases of hate crimes were recorded in France, and double the number was recorded in October-December compared to the corresponding period in 2022.
32 Percent Surge In Hate Crimes In France Following Gaza War: Report https://t.co/GWQwCRNG8z https://t.co/OytcC67Iyp
Bavarian interior minister: Foreigners and migrants driving crime surge https://t.co/iX9H3wxXOi https://t.co/cgqVEAIrzI
Bavaria's center-right interior minister Joachim Herrmann has blamed an increasing migrant population for the concerning spike in crime across the German state. "The crime statistics make it clear that uncontrolled immigration is having a negative impact on security." https://t.co/qWzlwQORSq
Over-representation of foreign nationals by a factor of 2.5 in Bavaria's crime stats. Our own Home Office doesn't appear to keep stats to let us investigate whether the same is true here. https://t.co/wOOtdk0sYN
A total of 39.6% of the 266,390 suspects in crimes across Bavaria last year were non-Germans despite comprising 16% of the state's population. https://t.co/NltfGSvqrN
Germany: Police crime data reveals migrant crime in Bavaria has soared to record levels https://t.co/SQydP1Q7Dk https://t.co/9lpXNdiUNB
Violent incidents surge in schools across multicultural Germany https://t.co/l8AzQTueaV https://t.co/vKyT5IkEqY
1. 'Of the 84 hate crimes so far in 2024, 56 per cent are antisemitic. Last month saw the highest number of antisemitic occurrences in the last 3 years.' https://t.co/BLdcYxA7xu