(Deutsche Welle) A new report published on Wednesday found that Islamophobic attacks in Germany were down significantly in 2019 compared to the previous two years.
The information was published in the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung following a parliamentary inquiry from the Left party.
In the first three months of 2017, German police recorded 221 religiously motivated criminal offenses against Muslims, mosques, or Islamic community centers. By the first quarter of 2018, that number had dropped to 196 and then sank against to 132 in 2019.
The full-year trends have also exhibited a downturn, from 960 incidents in 2017 to 824 in 2018.
