According to a response from the German government to an inquiry by the AfD faction, over 5,000 politically motivated crimes were recorded against party members in the previous year. The majority of these incidents involved members of the AfD, followed by representatives from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Greens. Authorities attribute most attacks on the AfD to left-wing extremists, with the predominant offenses being insults, defamation, and property damage. Notably, nearly 200 cases were classified as violent crimes. This information was reported on May 19, 2026, by Deutschlandfunk.