Germany sees new rise in far-right offenses, hate crimes

German authorities say that violent crimes with far-right motives rose 14.3 per cent last year after a bigger increase in 2015.
They also registered another increase in hate crimes.
The Interior Ministry said today that 1,698 violent right-wing crimes were recorded in 2016, up from 1,485 the previous year.
In 2015, the figure soared as Germany saw a large influx of migrants.
There was a 3.6 per cent increase last year in the broader category of "hate crimes" offenses of a racist or anti-Semitic nature or targeting people because of their religion, often in online posts. They increased to 10,751 from 10,373 after surging in 2015.

The ministry says politically motivated offenses by foreigners rose by two-thirds last year, largely because of the conflict between Turkey and the outlawed PKK.