The crime rate among immigrants in Germany compared to the general population is a complex issue with varying statistics and opinions. Here are some relevant points from the search results:
- Crimes may be committed both against and by immigrants in Germany.1
- According to statistics released by the German Criminal Federal Police (BKA), suspects without a German passport committed 35 percent of all crimes in Germany in 2019, which shows those with a migrant background represent a growing proportion of the country’s criminals.2
- Since 2014, the proportion of non-German suspects in the crime statistics has increased from 24% to just over 30% (when we take out crimes related to immigration and asylum irregularities).3
- According to Germany's federal criminal police, the share of immigrants among all criminal suspects has declined for the third year in a row. One in 14 criminal offenses in Germany last year were committed by immigrants.4
- A 2018 report by Bloomberg states that in 70 percent of robberies and 58.6 percent of rape and sexual assault cases, the victims are German.5
- It is important to note that statistics can be interpreted in different ways, and there is debate over the extent to which immigrants are driving crime in Germany3.6
