Germans feel less safe in their country each year. Many believe there is reason to be afraid when stepping outside, and that the police have lost control, a recent poll found.

A new survey commissioned by Bild and conducted by Insa shows that Germans increasingly feel unsafe in their country. In fact, the majority believe that the police have lost control, which is consistent with the steady decline in perceived public safety over recent years.

Currently, 47 per cent of respondents said their sense of safety in public spaces and on the streets has decreased over the past five years. Only 23 per cent said they feel safer in Germany, while 27 per cent noticed no change.

The survey also reveals that 55 percent believe the police have lost control.

Only 39 per cent of respondents said they believe the police are capable of guaranteeing security in Germany.

Furthermore, 30 per cent of respondents claim that they, a friend, or a family member have been the victim of a crime,

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It is noteworthy that supporters of the CDU/CSU parties—typically older Germans—were significantly less likely to report having been victims or knowing someone who has been the victim of a crime. Among voters of the Left Party, which has a higher proportion of urban and younger supporters, 43 per cent said they have either been a victim themselves or know someone who has. This may suggest that although many young urban Germans are more exposed to crime—particularly due to their more frequent interactions with foreigners, who also tend to be younger—this does not necessarily push them toward voting for right-wing parties.

In 2018, 28 per cent of respondents said: „I am afraid of becoming the victim of a crime.” Now, according to Insa, 38 per cent say they are afraid or very afraid of this.

Similar surveys have yielded similar results. For example, the ARD Deutschlandtrend poll conducted in July 2024 found that 40 per cent of respondents felt unsafe or very unsafe in Germany. Back in 2017, only 25 percent had said the same.

Security has deteriorated in tandem with immigration

As reported by V4NA in an earlier piece, statistical data indicates that there are 6 convictions per 1000 Germans and 21 convictions per foreigners in Germany. In 2013, only about one in four convicted individuals did not hold a German passport. Ten years later, official data paints a different picture: 39 per cent of the 656,901 convicted individuals in 2023 were foreigners. In contrast, the proportion of foreign convicts in 2013 was 24 per cent (185,042) out of 755,938 total convictions.

This means that in ten years, the number of convicted Germans decreased by 170,000, while convictions of foreigners increased by 71,000.

In Germany, individuals are considered criminally responsible from the age of 14. When the number of convicted individuals is compared to their share of the population, the difference becomes even clearer:

• in 2023, there were exactly 6 convictions per 1,000 Germans;
• in the same year, there were approximately 21 convictions per 1,000 foreigners.

In other words, more than three times as many as among Germans.

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