According to the 2025 Constitutional Protection Report, presented in Berlin, the total number of crimes in Germany stemming from extremist backgrounds reached 58,851 in 2025. This marks a slight rise compared to 57,701 cases recorded in 2024. The reported number of violent crimes within this category saw a significant increase of nearly ten percent, rising to 3,294 (up from 2,976 in 2024).
Germany continues to be a primary target for foreign intelligence services. In 2025, intelligence activities originated mainly from Russia, China, and Iran. These foreign actors focused particularly on politics, military, economy, and science, aiming to explore and potentially manipulate political decision-making processes, gather vital know-how, and conduct sabotage.
Within domestic extremism, the potential pool of personnel in right-wing extremism grew substantially by about 17 percent in 2025, reaching 58,700 individuals (up from 50,250 in 2024). Among these, the number of violent right-wing extremists increased slightly to 15,600 (compared to 15,300 in 2024).
Similarly, the personnel potential in left-wing extremism rose to 42,200 people in 2025 (up from 38,000 in 2024). Of this group, 11,600 are considered violence-oriented (a slight increase from 11,200 in 2024).
In the field of Islamism/Islamic terrorism, the potential personnel grew slightly from 28,280 in 2024 to 28,645. Correspondingly, the pool of violence-oriented Islamist individuals diminished slightly, estimated at 9,110 (down from 9,540 in 2024).
Finally, the pool of individuals associated with foreign-related extremism increased from 32,500 in 2024 to 33,850 during the reporting year. Within this area, the violence-oriented personnel are estimated to comprise approximately 22,000 individuals.
