Crime in Germany fell by 5.6% in 2025 | Multimedia

Date: 20/04/2026 09:28 (UTC)
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Topic: Crime, law and justice » Crime

Berlin, Apr 20 (EFE).- Approximately 5.5 million crimes were recorded in Germany last year, a drop of 5.6 percent compared to 2024, according to a report released Monday.

The report, presented by...

Date: 13/02/2026 08:15 (UTC)
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Source: EPA
Author: RONALD WITTEK
Topic: Crime, law and justice » Crime

(FILE) A sniffer dog for explosive materials and its police handler check a car in front of the 'Bayerischer Hof' hotel, the venue of the 60th Munich Security Conference (MSC), in Munich, Germany, 13 February 2026. EFE/EPA/RONALD WITTEK

Date: 07/12/2022 10:21 (UTC)
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Author: FILIP SINGER
Topic: Crime, law and justice » Crime

(FILE) Police officers work during a raid in Berlin, Germany, 07 December 2022. EFE/EPA/FILIP SINGER

Date: 24/11/2010 12:00 (UTC)
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Author: FREDRIK?VON?ERICHSEN
Topic: Crime, law and justice » Crime

(FILE) An archive photo dated 24 November 2010 shows police commissioner Wild posing with a new police car, an Opel Insignia Sports Tourer, at the police department in Frankfurt Main, Germany. EPA/FREDRIK VON ERICHSEN

Date: 20/04/2026 12:19 (UTC)
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Topic: Crime, law and justice

Berlin, Apr 20 (EFE/EPA).- In 2025, approximately 5.5 million criminal offenses were reported in Germany, representing a 5.6 percent decrease compared to 2024, according to a report presented on Monday by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and the head of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Holger Münch.

The number of suspects also fell by 5.9 percent to 2.05 million, while violent crimes dropped by 2.3 percent for the first time since 2021.

CAMERA: CLEMENS BILAN.

FOOTAGE OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT ON CRIME IN GERMANY BY INTERIOR MINISTER ALEXANDER DOBRINDT AND THE HEAD OF THE FEDERAL CRIMINAL POLICE OFFICE (BKA), HOLGER MÜNCH, IN BERLIN, GERMANY.

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Crime in Germany fell by 5.6% in 2025

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Date: 20/04/2026 12:39 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Crime, law and justice » Crime
Reference: 55020039926