Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Germany

Germany: Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court was 632,115 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
632,115 Number
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
2nd
of 41 countries
All-time high
874,691 Number
in 2008
All-time low
632,115 Number
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Germany, 2008–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2008201620242008: 874.7k Number2009: 844.5k Number2010: 813.3k Number2011: 807.8k Number2012: 773.9k Number2013: 755.9k Number2014: 748.8k Number2015: 739.5k Number2016: 737.9k Number2017: 716.0k Number2018: 712.3k Number2019: 728.9k Number2020: 699.3k Number2021: 662.1k Number2022: 647.4k Number2023: 656.9k Number2024: 632.1k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

In 2024, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Germany stood at 632,115 Number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Germany peaked at 874,691 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 632,115 Number, in 2024.

Germany ranks 2nd of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process in Germany, 2008 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2008 874,691 Number
2009 844,520 Number -3.4%
2010 813,266 Number -3.7%
2011 807,815 Number -0.7%
2012 773,901 Number -4.2%
2013 755,938 Number -2.3%
2014 748,782 Number -0.9%
2015 739,487 Number -1.2%
2016 737,873 Number -0.2%
2017 716,044 Number -3.0%
2018 712,338 Number -0.5%
2019 728,868 Number +2.3%
2020 699,269 Number -4.1%
2021 662,100 Number -5.3%
2022 647,374 Number -2.2%
2023 656,901 Number +1.5%
2024 632,115 Number -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 859,606 Number 844,520 Number 874,691 Number 2
2010s 753,431 Number 712,338 Number 813,266 Number 10
2020s 659,552 Number 632,115 Number 699,269 Number 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 1 Türkiye 745,846 Number compare
  2. 3 France 433,943 Number compare
  3. 4 Spain 320,298 Number compare
  4. 5 Poland 261,556 Number compare
  5. 5 Poland 261,556 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Germany?
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Germany was 632,115 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 874,691 Number in 2008.
What is the lowest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 632,115 Number in 2024.
How does Germany rank for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court?
Germany ranks 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 686 data points, 2008–2024
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