Kriminalstatistik#

Crime Statistics: The Federal Ministry of the Interior publishes criminal statistics every year. Offences against property make up about 30%, intentional crimes of violence about 7% of all criminal offences. The number of detected offences doubled from 1953 to 1992 (more than 500,000 in 1992). In nearly half of all cases suspects could be seized. In the case of common offences such as burglary it is often difficult to find the perpetrators, whereas more than 90% of all cases of murder are solved.