Emmanuel Macron went, on February 19, 2019, to the desecrated Jewish cemetery of Quatzenheim (Bas-Rhin). - Frederick FLORIN / POOL / AFP

The number of racist and xenophobic acts, the vast majority of which consist of threats, increased very sharply in 2019 with an increase of more than 130%, according to a report by the Interior Ministry made public on Sunday afternoon.

After having recorded a decline over the last two years, in 2018 and 2019, they increased in 2019, with 1,142 facts recorded (against 496 during the whole previous year). "For the most part, these facts fall under the category of" threats "(977)," said Place Beauvau in his report.

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  • Ministry of the Interior
  • Racism
  • Xenophobia