In 2013, less than one in four convicted individuals in the country did not hold a German passport. However, ten years later, the official data paints a different picture: 39% of the 656,901 convicted individuals in 2023 were foreigners. In contrast, the proportion of foreign convicts in 2013 was 24% (185,042 out of 755,938 total convictions), the Nius news portal reports.
This means that in ten years, the number of convicted Germans decreased by 170,000, while convictions of foreigners in the country increased by 71,000.
According to German law, individuals aged 14 and older are considered criminally liable. When comparing conviction numbers relative to population group ratios, the disparity becomes even clearer:
- In 2023, there were exactly 6 convictions per 1,000 Germans.
- In the same year, there were approximately 21 convictions per 1,000 foreigners in Germany.
Foreigners were convicted at more than three times the rate of German citizens.
Springer told the German newspaper Bild that
this development is "a direct consequence of completely botched immigration policies.”
The Afd politician added that unchecked migration must be halted and that „our citizens must be better protected against imported crime.”
During the German election campaign, one of the AfD’s core messages is the link between crime and migration, accusing traditional parties of failing to maintain public safety. In recent weeks, several attacks have shaken Germany. In January, an Afghan man carried out fatal stabbings in southern Germany, claiming two lives, including that of a two-year-old boy. And just two weeks ago, a migrant drove into a crowd in Munich.
Cover photo: Police in Germany (illustration) (Photo: AFP)
