
Foreigners Behind 40% of Violent Crimes in Germany, Report Finds
A sharp rise in rape and sexual assault cases has sparked alarm among officials and the public alike.
A sharp rise in rape and sexual assault cases has sparked alarm among officials and the public alike.
More than fifty percent of violent crimes in the capital were committed by non-German citizens.
Every day in France, an average of three murders or assassinations, 600 burglaries, and more than 330 robberies with firearms are committed.
Data previously concealed by the UK’s Home Office shows 130,000 foreign nationals arrested last year, at twice the rate of Brits.
Without explicitly linking migration and crime, the head of the Federal Police said that “the security situation is tense.”
Crimes committed by “non-Germans” have contributed to violence skyrocketing in the country.
German media point to foreign perpetrators, while British officials pin the rise on increased reporting of offences.
The interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia said the move would promote transparency and counter accusations of concealment.
Over 41% of crime suspects are foreigners while 75% of victims are Germans.
State interior ministers for the first time admit that rising crime is linked to migration.