Police crime statistics for 2023 contain spikes that at least make you sit up and take notice. There was a significant increase in violent crimes in particular; the number of crimes reached 215,000 cases, the highest level in 15 years.
A total of 41 percent of all suspects - i.e. all people who have been reported or against whom proceedings are ongoing - are foreigners. “Foreign origin does not make you a criminal,” said a Bundestag member. The discussion of upper limits is now mutating into a “running gag” says a CDU politician. The head of the police union Jochen Kopelke is calling for more differentiation among suspects, especially among non-German suspects. He also calls for: “Limiting illegal migration, improved controls and consistent punishment of crimes.” The number of violent crimes has risen in Germany - as has theNumber of non- German suspects has increased in Germany. ‘The number doesn’t surprise me when I see who is fighting through our European external borders,’ says CDU interior expert Serap Güler to IPPEN.