Overall the crime was reduced to Germany in 2024, however crimesaccording to data released today (02.04.2025) by the police.
An element that particularly concerns the competent authorities in Germany is the fact that The number of minors and foreign offenders who do these crimes has also increased.
According to the annual report, The number of recorded crimes decreased last year by 1.7%, at 5.837 million. Of them clarified 58.4%.
THE number however violent crimes increased by 1.5% In 217,277 incidents, in height-record since 2010. Additional, Sexual crimes increased by 9.3%with 13,320 incidents.
Police analysts report as Possible cause the fact that there is now a “increased awareness” of citizens and “greater eagerness” of victims to denounce the attacks against them. Therefore, there are many more cases where they no longer stay in the dark.
Foreign and minor perpetrators
What is not reported is not recorded in the report, whose authors, however, point out that in some categories, such as sexual harassment or the child abuse, the real incident numbers are probably much largeras the victims either do not report the incidents or complain much later.
The police report also states that have increased by 7.5% violent crimes with aliens of perpetrators, by 11.3% incidents with perpetrators of children and by 3.8% those with minors.
About them ‘non -German »perpetrators, The report estimates that the Increase may be due to the overall increase in aliens in the general population of Germany, but also to the fact that immigrants often face psychological problems or intense stress.
«Police record about 600 violent crimes every day. The rule of law must take harsh measures against violent offenders, who should feel the consequences of their actions quickly and clearly. “Interior Minister Nancy Fezer said.
She characterized herself ‘Very worrying’ the high number of rape cases, coercion and sexual attacks.