Germany Divided

Crime & safety

Robbery

Recorded robberies and robbery-extortion per 100,000 inhabitants, 2025

Robbery is above all a big-city crime: Bremen (166.6) and Berlin (130.9) have by far the highest rates. The eastern rate (44.8) is almost exactly the same as the western rate (43.9).

< 23.4 per 100k23.4 per 100k41.8 per 100k60.3 per 100k78.7 per 100k≥ 97.1 per 100k

Inner-German border 1949–1990 ·401 districts · 2025

Former West

43.9 per 100k

excl. Berlin

Former East

44.8 per 100k

excl. Berlin

Berlin

130.9 per 100k

Germany

47.9 per 100k

The East stands at 102% of the West's level (2025).

By state

Former WestFormer EastBerlin
  1. Bremen166.6 per 100k
  2. Berlin130.9 per 100k
  3. Hamburg115.5 per 100k
  4. Nordrhein-Westfalen60.5 per 100k
  5. Sachsen-Anhalt51.7 per 100k
  6. Sachsen48.9 per 100k
  7. Hessen47.9 per 100k
  8. Niedersachsen47.0 per 100k
  9. Brandenburg44.1 per 100k
  10. Saarland43.2 per 100k
  11. Schleswig-Holstein40.4 per 100k
  12. Thüringen39.3 per 100k
  13. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern33.7 per 100k
  14. Baden-Württemberg29.1 per 100k
  15. Rheinland-Pfalz27.0 per 100k
  16. Bayern19.8 per 100k

2025

Notes & caveats

  • The police crime statistics count offences that come to police attention. Reporting habits and police priorities differ between states, so part of any difference may reflect reporting rather than how much crime happens.
  • East, West and state rates are our calculation from district cases and the BKA's district rates.
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StateSide2025
Saarlandwest43.2 per 100k
Berlinberlin130.9 per 100k
Brandenburgeast44.1 per 100k
Mecklenburg-Vorpommerneast33.7 per 100k
Sachseneast48.9 per 100k
Sachsen-Anhalteast51.7 per 100k
Thüringeneast39.3 per 100k
Schleswig-Holsteinwest40.4 per 100k
Hamburgwest115.5 per 100k
Niedersachsenwest47.0 per 100k
Bremenwest166.6 per 100k
Nordrhein-Westfalenwest60.5 per 100k
Hessenwest47.9 per 100k
Rheinland-Pfalzwest27.0 per 100k
Baden-Württembergwest29.1 per 100k
Bayernwest19.8 per 100k