At least eleven AfD elected officials are convicted violent criminals. Two members of the Bundestag among them.

Five other party officials are currently being investigated for acts of violence. According to the Criminal Code, these can be punished with a minimum prison sentence or a fine. Hardly any comparable incidents with other parties In a direct comparison with other party, the research platform was unable to find anything similar among the Left or Greens, nor among the CDU/CSU, SPD or FDP.