Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Germany's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 3.3% compared to 2023, reaching 12,640.

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 fallen by 3.0% (from 13,026 in 2019).

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