The number of violent crimes in Germany increased in 2024 with a sharp increase in rapes and sexual assaults. A surge in the number of child offenders was also noted, and crimes by foreigners were also up.
Be aware that while this is an official report, the stated main goal of it is not accurately counting which crimes were committed but rather accounting for the work that police officers do. There also interesting misuses of correct data in it every year, such as last year’s diagram highlighting the crimes of foreigners (including tourists) vs. percentage of foreigners amongst the population (excluding tourists). This report is regularly weaponized either by right wing parties.
Be aware that while this is an official report, the stated main goal of it is not accurately counting which crimes were committed but rather accounting for the work that police officers do. There also interesting misuses of correct data in it every year, such as last year’s diagram highlighting the crimes of foreigners (including tourists) vs. percentage of foreigners amongst the population (excluding tourists). This report is regularly weaponized either by right wing parties.