German government data shows nationality of suspects in sexual offenses

Data from a response by the German federal government to a parliamentary inquiry reveals statistics regarding the nationality of suspects in cases of rape, sexual coercion, and serious sexual assault.

In 4,798 recorded cases involving at least one foreign suspect, 2,752 victims (57.4 percent) were German nationals. The data indicates that while foreign nationals comprise approximately 17 percent of the population, they were involved in 38 percent of these specific sexual offenses.

Among suspects with exclusively German citizenship, German nationals accounted for 90.4 percent of victims. The report also highlights specific demographics: among suspects from Syria, 60.2 percent of victims were German; for Turkish suspects, the figure was 62.3 percent; for Afghan suspects, it was 56.7 percent; and for Iraqi suspects, it was 55.5 percent.

In cases involving adult foreign suspects and minor victims, 585 out of 800 recorded minors were German, representing 73.1 percent of those cases.