(JEWISH GROUP) Berlin saw record 2,267 antisemitic crimes in 2025, report shows
Police in Berlin recorded a record 2,267 antisemitic crimes in 2025, a sharp increase from 1,825 cases in 2024 and 900 in 2023, according to German daily Tagesspiegel.
The data was released by the city’s Senate Department for the Interior in response to an inquiry by Social Democratic lawmaker Sebastian Schlüsselburg.
Antisemitic activity in Germany and around the world skyrocketed after Hamas launched its war against Israel on October 7, 2023. Berlin police logged just 381 antisemitic offenses in 2022, according to the report.
Antisemitic offenses categorized as motivated by foreign ideologies, related to the Middle East conflict, rose to 1,484, up from 24 in 2022. Crimes motivated by religious ideologies climbed to 348, compared to six in 2022.
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