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Those words echoed the narrative now routinely propagated by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). In early February, ...
A new study by a top German economic policy institute has confirmed the academic consensus: There is no correlation between increased migration and a rise in crime — despite the political debate.
Germany was long among the EU countries with a more liberal approach toward migration. But the current government, led by ...
Excluding violations of immigration law, crime was still up by 4.4 percent. In 2022, the crime rate had increased even more, by 11.5 percent compared to 2021 figures.
ISTANBUL. Migration has not contributed to rising crime rates in Germany’s immigration areas, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the ifo Institute, which examined district-level police ...
Where Germany’s Immigration Debate Hits Home. ... Asylum seekers are responsible for about 10 percent of “crimes against life,” which includes murder and manslaughter but also illegal abortions.
There has been a spike in violent crime committed by migrants over the last several years in Germany, most recently seen in the knife attack on kindergarten children in Aschaffenburg on Jan. 22 ...
Germany saw a 40 percent jump in politically motivated crime last year, official data showed Tuesday, with the federal police chief warning of a growing "radicalisation in society".