Crimes recorded by police per 100,000 inhabitants Germany 2013-2023

Since 2016, the number of crimes per 100,000 inhabitants has been on a downward trend and was at its lowest in 2021, although this was likely due to the lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, crime rates have risen again. In 2023, the police recorded roughly 7,000 criminal offenses per 100,000 inhabitants. Youth criminal suspectsSince the number of crimes is increasing, so is the number of suspects. Concerningly, the number of juvenile suspects has seen a rather significant increase and is currently at its highest rate since 2016. Suspects who are considered in the juvenile category are aged 14 to 17 years old. In Germany, children under the age of 14 cannot be prosecuted and if they commit a crime, then social services usually step in to try and help. In general, punishments for those convicted are much more lenient as it is often considered that due to their age, they may not have been aware of the repercussions of their actions. For example, regardless of the crime committed, no child under the age of 18 can be tried as an adult. In contrast, in England and Wales, there were around 3,600 people aged between 15 and 20 in prison. Crimes solving rateWith a higher crime rate, it is also important to consider how many crimes are solved. Once a crime is solved, the hope is that the victim can get some type of closure and answers, and also that the perpetrator faces justice for the crimes they committed. In 2023, the police solved around 3.47 million crimes in Germany and for the past three years, there has been a substantial increase in the number of crimes solved. Some cases are, of course, easier to solve than others. Crimes of arson and other fire-hazard-related crimes had a comparably low clearance rate at around 46 percent. In contrast, drug-related offenses were much more frequently solved. Even though 2023 saw the lowest clearance rate in 20 years, it was still at 91 percent.

自2016年以来，每10万人中犯罪案件的数量呈下降趋势，并在2021年达到历史最低点，尽管这可能是由于COVID-19大流行所引发的封锁措施所致。自那时起，犯罪率又有所上升。至2023年，警方记录的每10万人中犯罪案件约为7,000起。在犯罪数量上升的同时，嫌疑人数量也相应增加。令人担忧的是，青少年嫌疑人的数量已显著上升，目前达到了自2016年以来的最高水平。被视为青少年嫌疑人的年龄为14至17岁。在德国，14岁以下的儿童无法被起诉，若其犯罪，则通常由社会福利机构介入，试图提供帮助。总体而言，对于被定罪的个体，惩罚通常较为宽容，因为这通常被认为他们可能尚未意识到自己行为的后果。例如，无论所犯罪行如何，18岁以下的儿童均不能被当作成年人起诉。相比之下，在英国和威尔士，15至20岁的服刑人数约为3,600人。犯罪解决率随着犯罪率的提高，考虑犯罪解决率也尤为重要。一旦犯罪得到解决，希望受害者能够获得某种形式的安慰和答案，同时犯罪者也能够因其所犯罪行而受到应有的审判。在2023年，德国警方解决了约3,470万起犯罪案件，在过去三年中，犯罪解决案件的数量大幅增加。当然，一些案件比其他案件更容易解决。纵火和其他火灾危害相关的犯罪案件的结案率相对较低，约为46%。相比之下，与毒品相关的犯罪案件解决率则要高得多。尽管2023年的结案率是20年来的最低点，但仍然达到了91%。