- Bremen recorded the nation’s highest crime rate in 2024, with 15,424 offenses per 100,000 residents, surpassing Frankfurt and Berlin, according to Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) data.
- The city leads in predatory crimes like muggings (194 cases per 100,000) and shows high rates of theft, particularly shoplifting, vehicle thefts and bicycle thefts.
- Bremen’s case clearance rate is just 44.5 percent, one of the lowest in Germany, largely due to high volumes of theft and fraud, which typically have low solve rates.
- Seventy-three percent of suspects in 2024 were non-German nationals, up from 57 percent in 2023. Authorities noted overrepresentation of young men from North African and Middle Eastern countries in robbery and street crime.
- With 45.1 percent of its population having a migration background, Bremen has the highest migrant share of any German state. Comparisons with lower-crime cities like Dresden (with only 10 to 12 percent migrants) are fueling a national debate on integration and public safety.
The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) report has revealed that the northern city of Bremen officially recorded the highest crime rate among Germany’s major cities in 2024.
According to the BKA report, Bremen has overtaken other major urban centers, including Frankfurt am Main (14,600) and Berlin (14,252), with 15,424 criminal offenses per 100,000 inhabitants.
The figures, originally presented by Bremen’s Interior Senator Ulrich Mäurer (SPD) in March, stem from the Police Crime Statistics (PKS) of the state, which documented nearly 89,000 criminal cases in 2024. The data, now confirmed by the BKA, positions Bremen at the top of Germany’s urban crime rankings – a development the opposition FDP has seized on, branding Bremen “the most dangerous city in Germany.”
One of the most troubling aspects of the report is Bremen’s lead in so-called predatory crimes, which include muggings and violent robberies. With 194 such cases per 100,000 residents, Bremen outpaces all other German cities, including Bremerhaven, which follows with 178.
Theft remains another significant driver of crime in the city, making up nearly half of all reported offenses. Bremen showed particularly high rates of shoplifting and thefts from vehicles. Bicycle thefts were also rampant, with 1,087 reported cases per 100,000 people – a number only exceeded in the university cities of Göttingen (2,147), Münster (1,393) and Leipzig (1,105).
Bremen also ranks high in fraud and cybercrime, contributing to its overall position at the top of national crime rankings.
Street crime, a broad category that includes offences such as battery, theft and robbery occurring in public spaces, is another area where Bremen performs poorly. With 3,702 such crimes per 100,000 inhabitants, the city trails only Göttingen. (Related: Report: Almost half of welfare recipients in Germany are MIGRANTS.)
Adding to the concern is the low case clearance rate of the city. With only 44.5 percent of cases resolved, Bremen ranks at the bottom nationally. The Domestic Authority attributes this in part to the high volume of theft and fraud cases, which historically have low clearance rates nationwide.
Bremen’s increasing crime rates linked to migration
Bremen’s high crime numbers have various explanations, but one recurring theme in the debate is the unique demographic profile of the city.
According to the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb), 45.1 percent of Bremen’s population has a migration background – the highest share of any German state.
Weser Kurier and public broadcaster Buten un Binnen report that in 2024, 73 percent of all criminal suspects in Bremen were non-German nationals, up from 57 percent in 2023. Authorities specifically cited young men from North African and Middle Eastern countries, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Syria, as overrepresented in police statistics, particularly in robbery and street crime. Law enforcement officials said many of the repeat offenders have since been imprisoned.
Moreover, Modernity made a stronger link between migration and crime, pointing to comparisons with cities like Dresden, which has a similar population size to Bremen, around 500,000 residents, but a much lower share of residents with a migration background (estimated at 10 to 12 percent). Dresden’s crime rate is dramatically lower, despite being located in the economically weaker eastern part of Germany.
Interestingly, the cities with the highest crime rates – Bremen, Berlin and Frankfurt – also have some of the highest shares of migrants.
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Sources include:
Modernity.news
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