Car theft
Recorded thefts of cars (including joyriding) per 100,000 inhabitants, 2025
37.3 cars per 100,000 people were reported stolen in the eastern states in 2025, against 25.1 in the West. Berlin (164.3) has the highest rate.
< 16.7 per 100k16.7 per 100k27.7 per 100k38.7 per 100k49.7 per 100k≥ 60.7 per 100k
Inner-German border 1949–1990 ·401 districts · 2025
Former West
25.1 per 100k
excl. Berlin
Former East
37.3 per 100k
excl. Berlin
Berlin
164.3 per 100k
Germany
33.0 per 100k
The East stands at 149% of the West's level (2025).
By state
- Berlin164.3 per 100k
- Brandenburg67.4 per 100k
- Bremen67.1 per 100k
- Hamburg60.1 per 100k
- Nordrhein-Westfalen38.1 per 100k
- Sachsen-Anhalt34.0 per 100k
- Sachsen33.4 per 100k
- Saarland33.1 per 100k
- Thüringen29.3 per 100k
- Niedersachsen24.1 per 100k
- Rheinland-Pfalz23.9 per 100k
- Schleswig-Holstein22.9 per 100k
- Hessen21.5 per 100k
- Baden-Württemberg14.0 per 100k
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern13.9 per 100k
- Bayern12.0 per 100k
2025
Notes & caveats
- The police crime statistics count offences that come to police attention. Reporting habits and police priorities differ between states, so part of any difference may reflect reporting rather than how much crime happens.
- East, West and state rates are our calculation from district cases and the BKA's district rates.
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| State | Side | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Saarland | west | 33.1 per 100k |
| Berlin | berlin | 164.3 per 100k |
| Brandenburg | east | 67.4 per 100k |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | east | 13.9 per 100k |
| Sachsen | east | 33.4 per 100k |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | east | 34.0 per 100k |
| Thüringen | east | 29.3 per 100k |
| Schleswig-Holstein | west | 22.9 per 100k |
| Hamburg | west | 60.1 per 100k |
| Niedersachsen | west | 24.1 per 100k |
| Bremen | west | 67.1 per 100k |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | west | 38.1 per 100k |
| Hessen | west | 21.5 per 100k |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | west | 23.9 per 100k |
| Baden-Württemberg | west | 14.0 per 100k |
| Bayern | west | 12.0 per 100k |