Murder and manslaughter
Recorded cases of murder, manslaughter and killing on request per 100,000 inhabitants, including attempts, 2025
The eastern states recorded 2.07 cases of murder and manslaughter per 100,000 people in 2025, against 3.11 in the West. 75% of all cases nationally were attempts. Bremen (5.67) has the highest rate.
< 2.43 per 100k2.43 per 100k3.08 per 100k3.72 per 100k4.37 per 100k≥ 5.02 per 100k
Inner-German border 1949–1990 ·16 states · 2025
Former West
3.11 per 100k
excl. Berlin
Former East
2.07 per 100k
excl. Berlin
Berlin
4.48 per 100k
Germany
3.02 per 100k
The East stands at 67% of the West's level (2025).
By state
- Bremen5.67 per 100k
- Berlin4.48 per 100k
- Hessen4.40 per 100k
- Saarland3.75 per 100k
- Hamburg3.54 per 100k
- Baden-Württemberg3.33 per 100k
- Bayern3.23 per 100k
- Schleswig-Holstein2.86 per 100k
- Nordrhein-Westfalen2.81 per 100k
- Niedersachsen2.47 per 100k
- Sachsen-Anhalt2.39 per 100k
- Brandenburg2.35 per 100k
- Thüringen2.03 per 100k
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern1.97 per 100k
- Rheinland-Pfalz1.87 per 100k
- Sachsen1.78 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.
- Includes attempted killings, which make up the majority of recorded cases. Mapped by state because district counts are too small to compare reliably.
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| State | Side | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Saarland | west | 3.75 per 100k |
| Berlin | berlin | 4.48 per 100k |
| Brandenburg | east | 2.35 per 100k |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | east | 1.97 per 100k |
| Sachsen | east | 1.78 per 100k |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | east | 2.39 per 100k |
| Thüringen | east | 2.03 per 100k |
| Schleswig-Holstein | west | 2.86 per 100k |
| Hamburg | west | 3.54 per 100k |
| Niedersachsen | west | 2.47 per 100k |
| Bremen | west | 5.67 per 100k |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | west | 2.81 per 100k |
| Hessen | west | 4.40 per 100k |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | west | 1.87 per 100k |
| Baden-Württemberg | west | 3.33 per 100k |
| Bayern | west | 3.23 per 100k |