The rising trend of anti-Semitic crimes in Germany shows no signs of abating, according to a newspaper report on last year's crime statistics that was published on Sunday.
In 2017, German police registered a total of 1,453 crimes that targeted Jews or Jewish institutions, reported German newspaper Tagesspiegel, citing figures from the German government. The data was compiled in response to an inquiry from Bundestag vice president and Left party lawmaker Petra Pau.
Last year's crimes included 32 acts of violence, 160 instances of property damage, and 898 cases of incitement.
The German government expects the figures to rise even further since the data provided by the states is not yet final, the paper said.
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