Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2023, Germany's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 21.1% compared to 2022, reaching 13,067.

Germany ranks 5th out of 23 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 13.7% (from 11,495 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_off_cat, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.