Burglaries recorded by the police in Germany

Police in Germany recorded 357.1 burglaries per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Measure: Burglaries recorded by the police Unit: Offences per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2008 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Germany, 2024 357.1 Offences per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 −0.8per 100,000 people 2023: 357.8 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 179.4 per 100,000 people Middle value of 24 countries
Position in 2024 9th of 31 See the full ranking

Burglaries recorded by the police in Germany over time

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Offences per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Burglaries recorded by the police (offences per 100,000 inhabitants), 2008 to 2024
Period Germany
2024 357.1 per 100,000 people
2023 357.8 per 100,000 people
2022 313.1 per 100,000 people
2021 292.4 per 100,000 people
2020 358.8 per 100,000 people
2019 374.9 per 100,000 people
2018 394.3 per 100,000 people
2017 442.5 per 100,000 people
2016 526.6 per 100,000 people
2015 571.4 per 100,000 people
2014 552.3 per 100,000 people
2013 543.3 per 100,000 people
2012 535.6 per 100,000 people
2011 525.1 per 100,000 people
2010 485.7 per 100,000 people
2009 471.5 per 100,000 people
2008 474.8 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8 from 357.8 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 552.3 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −195.2.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 9th highest value.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
crim_off_cat · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A iccs=ICCS0501 unit=P_HTHAB
Observation period
2008 to 2024 for Germany
Provider update
29 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat