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A man with a kippa: Cases of anti-Semitic crimes are likely to be reported later
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The number of reported acts of violence directed against Jews increased last year – from 63 such offenses in 2021 to 88 offenses in 2022 the "world" reported.
In the statistics of the Federal Criminal Police Office, the category of violent crimes includes, for example, dangerous bodily harm or extortion, as well as arson attacks and hate speech.
"It doesn't stop with words and damage to property, but the violence is increasingly directed against Jews themselves," said the President of the Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, of the "world".
Schuster said the increase in acts of violence reflected the experience of Jews in Germany.
Around 100,000 Jews are organized in Jewish communities in Germany.
The Central Council of Jews represents the vast majority.
Schuster called for anti-Semitism to be decisively combated, even below the threshold of criminal law.
According to »Welt«, a total of 2,639 anti-Semitic crimes were recorded by the Federal Criminal Police Office in 2022.
In the previous year 2021 there were still 3028 crimes, but the usual late reports are not included here.
More and more anti-Semitic crimes
The number of anti-Semitic crimes has risen steadily over the past four years.
Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) told the "Welt": "It is a shame for our country how much anti-Semitic hate speech is still being spread today and how often Jews are still being attacked and attacked." Anti-Semitic crimes must be made clear to the perpetrators have noticeable consequences.
Left-wing politician Pau said: "The increasing anti-Semitism poses a threat to our entire society." She has been querying the figures for each quarter for years.
Pau criticized the fact that there were sometimes significant and late reports in the statistics.
The Ministry of the Interior subsequently corrected the number of anti-Semitic crimes in the third quarter from 306 to 653 cases.
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