Last year, Germany's Federal Criminal Police (FCP) reported that 47,923 people with German citizenship in Germany were assaulted by immigrants.
The figure represents an 18% increase on the previous year and is significant considering that immigrants, including refugees and asylum seekers, make up around 13% of Germany's population. In addition, 12,061 immigrants were victims of crimes where the suspect was a German citizen, TVP World reported.
However, it is important to clarify the definition of "German" in these statistics. It includes all citizens, such as ethnic Turks and Moroccans, not just ethnic Germans. Therefore, the data do not allow a clear determination of the ethnic origin of the perpetrators in cases where the attackers are German.
Statistics show that German citizens are four times more likely to become victims of an immigrant than the other way around. Crimes categorized in this data include rape, assault, murder and robbery.
Looking further into the data, 258 Germans were victims of murder, attempted murder or manslaughter by immigrants, resulting in 38 deaths. On the other hand, 89 immigrants were victims of crimes in which at least one German was involved, and 5 people died.
A notable observation is that immigrants from North African countries such as Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, as well as those whose asylum applications have been rejected, are more likely to commit violent crimes. Although they represent only 0.8% of migrants, they account for 8.5% of alleged violent crimes committed by asylum seekers.
The president of the Federal Police Union, Heiko Tegatz, expressed alarm at these levels of crime, calling on the government to take decisive action and use all means to deport the criminals. He emphasized that the data confirms what many have suspected, leaving no room for downplaying the problem.
Finally, the new law, which could potentially increase the number of foreigners receiving German citizenship, could affect future crime statistics. This change will categorize many of these individuals as "German" in criminal records, changing the perception of the nationalities involved in such crimes. /BGNES
