According to the Interior Minister, Right-Wing Extremist Crimes Rise by over 40% in Austria in 2025 - European Jewish Congress
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The number of far-right crimes increased significantly in 2025. This is demonstrated by a request by Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) to the SPÖ. For example, in the first half of 2025 787 crimes were registered and thus 41.5 per cent more than in the same period of the previous year (556 in the first half of the year, 1486 in 2024), although they were already at a record high in 2024. Particularly striking: 91 per cent of the perpetrators…


Most cases were in Vienna, followed by Upper Austria and Lower Austria. Nine out of ten perpetrators were male
Most of the crimes were committed in Upper, Lower Austria and Vienna. In the first half of 2025, there were 40 percent more far-right crimes than in the same period of the previous year. Nine out of ten perpetrators are male.
787 far-right crimes were registered in the first half of 2025, according to a request by Interior Minister Karner. Nine out of ten perpetrators are men.
The number of far-right crimes increased significantly in 2025. This is shown by an answer from Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) to the SPÖ.
According to the Interior Minister, right-wing extremist crimes rise by over 40% in Austria in 2025 - European Jewish Congress
The number of reports of right-wing extremist crimes in Austria has risen sharply in 2025, according to a response from Interior Minister Gerhard Karner. In the first half of the year, 787 crimes were recorded, representing a 41.5 per cent increase on the same period last year (556 in the first half of 2024; 1,486 for the full year of 2024), despite 2024 already being a record year. Notably, 91 per cent of the perpetrators were male. Of the 787 …
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