The number of crimes is higher than it has been since 2016. According to a media report, the number of registered crimes nationwide rose by 5.5 percent to almost six million last year.
A total of 5.94 million crimes were reported to the police, the “Welt am Sonntag” quoted from the crime statistics that Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) wants to officially present next week. The last time there were this many cases was in 2016.