Citing figures from the Federal Criminal Police Office, the Heilbronner Stimme daily said 226 criminal offenses against refugee lodgings were recorded in 2017, a sharp decrease from 2016, when 995 cases were reported.

Most of the attacks were carried out by individuals identified by police as right-wing extremists.

Germany witnessed the arrival of over 1 million refugees in 2015 when 1031 offenses against them were recorded, the highest figure in recent years.