Germany sees sharp rise in crimes by foreign nationals amid data challenges

Alarming figures from Germany reveal a significant rise in the proportion of crimes attributed to foreign nationals. However, the data's comparability with previous years is complicated by a change in counting methods implemented after 2009. This shift means that a direct comparison of suspect numbers before and after this period is not entirely reliable.

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Germany certainly has enough to do with its own criminals.

Further complicating the statistics are legislative changes, specifically the "50th Law Amending the Criminal Code" enacted on November 4, 2016. This law substantially tightened penalties for sexual offenses and introduced new criminal categories. Consequently, comparing current figures for crimes against sexual self-determination with those from earlier years is either impossible or only possible to a limited extent.

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Therefore, foreign criminals should not be imported into the country.

Despite these statistical caveats, the trend has drawn sharp criticism. Member of Parliament Brandner from the AfD party described the data as "shocking" in an interview with Junge Freiheit. He argued that Germany already has enough issues with its own criminals and should not be importing foreign offenders. Brandner emphasized that individuals who claim to seek protection in Germany but then engage in criminal activity forfeit their right to protection.

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Anyone who claims to be seeking protection in Germany and then becomes a criminal has forfeited their right to protection.