Racial Attacks in Berlin

During my New Year trip to Berlin, I was travelling by tram in eastern Berlin when I noticed stickers attached to every door advising in several languages that the BVG offered support against racial attacks. Are racial attacks therefore common in eastern Berlin?

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Hi,

racial attacks are not common in the eastern outskirts. There are problems with right-wing extremism but that%26#39;s a minority. According to the official statistics there have been 52 violent racial attacks in Berlin in 2005 (60 in 2004). I know that the dark figure might be much higher, though.

Check:

berlin.de/sen/…2005

There are much more dangerous places in Berlin than the eastern outskirts... Xenophobia is still common in eastern Germany but not violent attacks.

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I just read an article that most racial attacks in Berlin are commited in Fr%26#39;hain, followed by P%26#39;Berg and Mitte. All of these districts are in the East but certainly not the outskirts.

Here it is (only in german)

…tagesspiegel.de/archiv/…3019408.asp

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These stickers are on the entire BVG network, not only in the eastern part. They are part of an initiative. But that doesn´t mean there is more racism in Berlin than in Paris or London, or did you feel threatened while being here?

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