The number of crimes recorded in Germany in 2021 was 5.05 million, approximately 260,000 fewer crimes than in the previous year. From 2000 onwards, the number of crimes in Germany has fluctuated, peaking in 2004 at 6.63 million, and reaching it's lowest levels in the most recent year.
Number of crime offences recorded in Germany from 2000 to 2021
(in millions)
Years prior to 2004 taken from previous Police Crime Statistics Reports
*In 2008, 7,335 cases recorded in Bavaria could not be included in the federal data pool due to programme-related technical reasons. In 2009, The figures from Berlin have an overhang of 9,372 cases, as a technical adjustment of the counting date was made.
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Bundeskriminalamt. (April 4, 2022). Number of crime offences recorded in Germany from 2000 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039919/number-of-crimes-in-germany/
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Bundeskriminalamt. (2022). Number of crime offences recorded in Germany from 2000 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039919/number-of-crimes-in-germany/
Bundeskriminalamt. "Number of Crime Offences Recorded in Germany from 2000 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039919/number-of-crimes-in-germany/
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