In Germany, Syrian and Afghan nationals are ten times more likely than Germans to be suspects in serious violent crimes.
68% confidence
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The claim does not specify a reference period; the ~10x ratio matches the BKA's 2024 special analysis of 'schwere Gewaltkriminalität' based on PKS 2023 data, and similar ratios appear in the most recent Lagebild/PKS publications available before the session (PKS 2024 published April 2025; PKS 2025 published spring 2026).
The most recent corroborating figure found (Welt citing the BKA Lagebild: 1,740 vs 163 Tatverdächtige per 100,000 inhabitants, ratio ~10.7x) appears to refer to a broader suspect-rate indicator than 'schwere Gewaltdelikte' specifically, so the exact most-recent value for serious violent crimes alone was not pinned down in the sources retrieved.
PKS data record suspects (Tatverdächtige), not convictions; being a Tatverdächtiger is not proof of guilt.
The higher per-capita suspect rates are partly explained by demographic factors (age and gender structure, socioeconomic situation) of these population groups, a context routinely omitted when such ratios are cited.
No primary-source page was retrieved that states the exact 10:1 ratio in its own text; the ratio is corroborated by secondary reporting (Welt) and by the BKA's previously published analysis, so the 'ten times' figure should be read as an approximation.
Sources
PrimaryBundeskriminalamt (BKA) — Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2024In 2024, the PKS recorded 913,196 non-German suspects (-1.1%), a share of 41.8% of all suspects (2023: 41.1%); the PKS is the official source for suspect rates broken down by nationality, including for violent crime categories.
SecondaryWelt (citing BKA Lagebild zu Zuwanderern)According to the BKA Lagebild, there are '163 Tatverdächtige pro 100.000 Einwohner' among German nationals, whereas for Syrians the figure is '1740 pro 100.000' — a ratio of roughly 10.7 to 1, i.e. approximately ten times higher.
SecondaryTagesschau (BKA Lagebild Kriminalität im Kontext von Zuwanderung)The BKA Lagebild for 2024 reports 1.97 million suspects in total; Syrians and Afghans accounted for roughly 21% and 10% of suspects respectively, roughly in line with their share of the population, while their per-capita suspect rates are markedly higher than those of Germans.