Leipzig's crime rate sinks: less violence and extremism in focus!

Leipzig's crime rate sinks: less violence and extremism in focus!

Leipzig, Deutschland - The security situation in Germany shows significant developments in the field of right -wing extremism and espionage, as the current reports of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution illustrate. In Saxony, especially in Leipzig, left -wing extremist crimes were reduced by 43 percent. The violent crime in the city has even dropped by 68 percent and is significantly below the previous year's level. These positive developments are attributed to the increased investigation and measures by the security authorities. In Dresden, on the other hand, the left-wing extremist criminal and violent acts have increased. Chemnitz recorded a decline in left -wing extremist crimes with 29 cases, which confirms the trend in Saxony as a whole.

The mdr also reports that the number of Islamists in Saxony remains stable at 400. in the federal comparison as low, however, emphasizes that the risk of terrorist attacks is unchanged. In the context of espionage and cyber defense, the focus is on Russian and Chinese intelligence services. Russia operates a hybrid information war, which is particularly characterized by disinformation campaigns in social media.

challenges through espionage and disinformation

The activities of the Russian news agencies were restricted by the closure of the Russian Consulate General in Leipzig and the designation of diplomats. The protection of the constitution, however, sees a realignment of Russian activities, with tried and tested methods such as travel agents and hidden spies being used increasingly. IT attacks and cross-border disinformation campaigns are now common means of this hybrid warfare. Websites of German leading media are imitated to spread manipulated information about Germany and Ukraine. The aim is to destabilize western democracy in the long term.

In North Rhine-Westphalia, concern about the increase in Islamist groups is evident, while the risk of attack, especially after the castor fund in Cologne, is assessed as high. Around 3,000 extremist Salafists live in this state, including 12 percent women. The Protection of the Constitution emphasizes that foreign intelligence services have a strong interest in information about politics, business and science.

right -wing extremism at a glance

The right -wing extremist area is also alarming. According to the current report of the Constitutional Protection , the violence-oriented personal potential in Germany includes around 14,500 people. In 2023, a total of 25,660 right -wing extremist crimes were registered, which corresponds to an increase of 22.4 percent compared to the previous year. The increase in right -wing extremist acts of violence on 1,148, an increase of 13 percent.

xenophobic acts of violence and assault offenses with an xenophobic background also increased. A worrying trend that shows that right -wing extremist groups exploit crises to promote their own narratives. Topics such as migration and asylum are becoming increasingly important for the right -wing extremist milieu.

The security experts emphasize the need to equip the protection of the constitution with sufficient personnel and legal means in order to adequately counter the challenges through extremism and espionage. In North Rhine-Westphalia, 115 new positions in the Office for the Protection of the Constitution were recently created to improve the security situation.