Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Germany's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 0.2% compared to 2023, reaching 297,986.

Germany ranks 2nd out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.3% (from 311,231 in 2019).

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