70 percent of violent crimes in Germany against politicians are directed against the AfD.
Justice & Anti-CorruptionGermany
- Omissions
- The statistic refers specifically to 2023 data (not necessarily 'current' at the time of the speech in March 2026). The source was published on July 17, 2025, which is after the claim date of March 11, 2026 - though the data period (2023) is before the claim date. The 70% figure is slightly rounded up from the actual 69.4% (68 out of 98 cases).
- Sources
- PrimaryBundestag.de (German Parliament)Of 98 violent crimes against party representatives, 68 targeted AfD politicians (approximately 69.4%)
- SecondaryStatistaStatistics on attacks against party representatives in Germany, showing rising trends in political violence