The number of crimes committed by right-wing extremists in post-war Germany jumped to its highest level ever recorded in 2020, according to official figures released on Tuesday.
Police recorded 23,604 crimes of a far-right nature last year, a jump of over 5% on the previous year, and the highest figure since records began in 2001.
"Right-wing extremism remains the biggest threat to our country," said Interior Minister Horst Seehofer as he presented the figures at a press conference on Tuesday.
He added that right-wing violence had left a "trail of blood" through Germany in recent years, citing deadly far-right crimes such as the murder of pro-refugee politician Walter Luebcke in 2019 and the 2020 racist attack in Hanau which killed nine people.