Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has labeled the measures implemented over the past few years against the Reichsbürger scene as a success. Speaking to dts Nachrichtenagentur on Tuesday, the CSU politician stated, “I believe we can observe that we have had successes regarding Reichsbürger in the past. We have focused on countering developments in this area, and this is effective and has a deterrent effect.”
Dobrindt pointed to the prohibition of groups such as the “Kingdom of Germany” and other Reichsbürger organisations as examples. According to Dobrindt, this measure has been accepted by the scene and is reflected in new statistics on politically motivated crime. While he noted that this movement will not entirely disappear, he views the current situation, where the scene is not growing, as a major positive development.
BKA President Holger Münch also highlighted that a decline in the organisational structure and the number of criminal offences related to Reichsbürger has been recorded. Münch suggested that a significant factor was the extensive legal proceedings initiated three years ago. He explained that they pursued a large number of Reichsbürger simultaneously, resulting in over 700 defendants. He added that some of these cases are still ongoing, maintaining continuous pressure on the group.
According to the nationwide crime figures related to politically motivated crime, presented in Berlin on Tuesday, 666 offences in the “Reichsbürger/Self-Administrators” category were reported last year. This represents a drop of 33.07 percent compared to 995 cases in 2024 (and a 23.46 percent drop from 2023). The main categories of offences included coercion/threats (2025: 204; 2024: 308) and defamation (2025: 147; 2024: 224). Furthermore, 79 acts of violence were recorded in this area in 2025 (down from 131 in 2024), marking a decrease of 39.69 percent year-on-year. The primary types of violent offences were resistance acts (2025: 41; 2024: 66) and extortion (2025: 29; 2024: 50).
