Rising Threat: Islamist Crimes Surge in Germany
19th August 2025
The number of Islamist-motivated crimes in Germany rose sharply in 2024, reaching over 1,500 cases, according to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA).
Out of 804 suspects last year, around 22% were under 18 years old, up from less than 8% a decade earlier.
In 2024, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) recorded 1,694 cases of ”politically motivated crime–religious ideology,” 1,397 of which were connected to Islamist motives.