Left-Extremist Endeavours

Increase in the number of
violent crimes
Presumed causes for the
increase in acts of violence
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2. Criminal Offences / Acts of Violence
2.1 Overview
In 1999, the total number of registered criminal offences with
proven or suspected right-extremist background was 10,037
(1998: 11,049); of these, 746 (1998: 708) were acts of violence,
and 9,291 (1998: 10,341) other criminal offences. Thus, the total
number of criminal offences dropped by 9.2 %, while the number
of acts of violence increased by 5.4 %. Right-extremist acts of
violence include, inter alia, violent offences with xenophobic and
anti-Semitic motives and acts of violence against political
opponents. The share of acts of violence in the total number of
criminal offences was 7.4 % (1998: 6.4 %). 66.9 % (1998: 63 %)
of all criminal offences were ’propaganda offences’ #) (under
Sections 86 and 86a of the Penal Code).
The continuing trend of subculture-oriented and other violenceinclined
right-wing extremists to join the scene was reflected in a
growing number of acts of violence in 1999. The aggressive lyrics
of right-extremist skinhead music are likely to have also contributed
to an increase in the propensity to use violence.
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