In 2021, German police registered around 164.65 thousand cases of violent crime. During the specified period, figures peaked in 2007. Violent crimes are characterized by the use of force or even weapons on a victim.
Number of violent crime cases recorded by the police in Germany from 2001 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
Figures displayed for respective years refer to crimes which became known to and were processed by police, including attempts threatened with a penalty and drug-related offences processed by customs. Statistical records follows submissions to the prosecutor’s office (baseline statistic).
Figures have been rounded for better understanding of the statistic.
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Bundeskriminalamt. (April 5, 2022). Number of violent crime cases recorded by the police in Germany from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101220/violent-crime-cases-numbers-police-record-germany/
Bundeskriminalamt. "Number of violent crime cases recorded by the police in Germany from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101220/violent-crime-cases-numbers-police-record-germany/
Bundeskriminalamt. (2022). Number of violent crime cases recorded by the police in Germany from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101220/violent-crime-cases-numbers-police-record-germany/
Bundeskriminalamt. "Number of Violent Crime Cases Recorded by The Police in Germany from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101220/violent-crime-cases-numbers-police-record-germany/
Bundeskriminalamt, Number of violent crime cases recorded by the police in Germany from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101220/violent-crime-cases-numbers-police-record-germany/ (last visited July 01, 2022)
