NCJ Number
181479
Date Published
1999
Length
426 pages
Annotation
This report presents statistics on crimes known to the police in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1998.
Abstract
In 1998 a total of 6,456,996 felonies and misdemeanors were recorded in the Federal Republic of Germany. There were 1,798,120 thefts under aggravating circumstances and 1,525,869 thefts without aggravating circumstances. There were 705,529 cases of fraud; 646,907 cases of property damage; 237,493 cases of slight bodily injury with intent; 216,682 drug offenses; 130,051 cases of insult, assault and battery; and 110,277 cases of dangerous and grievous bodily injury. There were 7,914 cases of rape (attempts included) and aggravated sexual assault, as well as 2,877 cases of murder and manslaughter (attempts included). Murder and manslaughter had the lowest offense rate (4 per 100,000 of population). The overall offense rate for recorded crimes (felonies and misdemeanors) was 7,869 crimes per 100,000 population. A table shows the population, number of recorded crimes, rate of increase in recorded crimes compared with the previous year, offense rate, and the rate of increase for the offense rate compared with the previous year for each year from 1971 through 1998. Since 1993, data for the eastern (new) States are included.