🇩🇪 Berlin — Crime Statistics

Data current as of 2024 BKA Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) — Kreise Falltabellen
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Overview

Berlin's overall crime rate of 7,989.1 per 100K (292,593 total) is close to the Berlin average (7,989.1). The most reported crime category is theft.

Total Crimes 292,593 Latest: 2024
Rate per 100K 7,989.1 292,593 total
Population 3,662,381

Crime Breakdown by Category

Crime Breakdown by Category
Category Count Rate per 100K Unit
Theft 223,586 6,104.9 registered cases
Assault 48,150 1,314.7 registered cases
Drug Offenses 14,446 394.4 registered cases
Robbery 5,121 139.8 registered cases
Sexual Assault 1,237 33.8 registered cases
Homicide 53 1.4 completed cases

Source Dataset Categories

Each category above aggregates the following original data from the source dataset:

Homicide

Vollendete Fälle — Mord, Totschlag und Tötung auf Verlangen (completed murder, manslaughter, killing on request; attempts excluded)

  • Murder, manslaughter and killing on request (§§ 211-213, 216 StGB) (892500)

Note: Aggregate key 892500 covers §§ 211, 212, 213, 216 StGB. Only completed cases counted (attempts excluded per MOC-B-069). Includes manslaughter and killing on request — broader than strict ICCS 0101.

Robbery

Erfasste Fälle — Raub, räuberische Erpressung und räuberischer Angriff auf Kraftfahrer

  • Robbery, violent extortion and violent attack on drivers (§§ 249-252, 255, 316a StGB) (210000)
Theft

Erfasste Fälle — Diebstahl insgesamt (simple + aggravated theft)

  • Total theft — simple + aggravated (§§ 242-244a StGB) (****00)
Sexual Assault

Erfasste Fälle — Vergewaltigung, sexuelle Nötigung und sexueller Übergriff im besonders schweren Fall

  • Rape, sexual coercion and especially severe sexual assault (§§ 177-178 StGB) (111000)

Note: Only covers rape, sexual coercion, and especially severe sexual assault. Narrower than full PKS sexual offenses category (200000).

Assault

Erfasste Fälle — Körperverletzung (sum of dangerous/severe + simple bodily harm)

  • Dangerous and severe bodily harm (§§ 224, 226, 226a, 231 StGB) (222000)
  • Intentional simple bodily harm (§ 223 StGB) (224000)

Note: Two PKS keys summed: 222000 (gefährliche und schwere Körperverletzung) + 224000 (vorsätzliche einfache Körperverletzung).

Drug Offenses

Erfasste Fälle — Rauschgiftdelikte insgesamt (BtMG) (all drug offences under the Narcotics Act)

  • All drug offences under the Narcotics Act (Rauschgiftdelikte insgesamt BtMG) (730000)

Note: PKS key 730000 covers all offences under the Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG). Maps to ICCS 0601+0602.

Not Tracked

The following source dataset categories are not included in the statistics above:

  • Total crimes (aggregate) (Straftaten insgesamt) — Aggregate total — used only for population derivation, not a crime category
  • Crimes against personal freedom (kidnapping, coercion, threats) (Straftaten gegen die persönliche Freiheit) — Not mapped to any of the 5 categories
  • Fraud (Betrug) — Financial crime — not mapped
  • Property damage / vandalism (Sachbeschädigung) — Vandalism — not mapped
  • Resistance to state authority (Widerstand gegen die Staatsgewalt) — Offence against the state — not mapped
  • Crimes against public order (Straftaten gegen die öffentliche Ordnung) — Public order offence — not mapped

Not all crime types from the source dataset are included in the categories above. Only the categories listed are tracked.

Sub-areas in Berlin

Sub-areas in Berlin
AreaPopulationTotal CrimesRate per 100K
Mitte397,12947,62211,991.6
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg293,44832,40111,041.5
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf343,08028,7988,394.0
Neukölln330,01125,7157,792.2
Tempelhof-Schöneberg355,85922,5536,337.6
Lichtenberg311,87317,3845,574.1
Spandau257,08313,8025,368.7
Pankow424,29721,6885,111.5
Treptow-Köpenick294,07114,3774,889.0
Reinickendorf268,79112,9614,822.0
Marzahn-Hellersdorf291,94413,3404,569.4
Steglitz-Zehlendorf310,43412,5074,028.9

Data Disclaimer

Source: BKA Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) — Kreise Falltabellen Licensed under Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0.

Data may be delayed by up to 3 months from the reporting period.

Coverage: Registered crimes from BKA PKS Kreise Falltabellen (XLSX). HZ based on Zensus 2022. Boundaries from BKG VG250 WFS (open data).

https://www.bka.de/DE/AktuelleInformationen/StatistikenLagebilder/PolizeilicheKriminalstatistik/pks_node.html

Data Quality Notes

  • ⚠️ WarningPopulation derived from Zensus 2022
ℹ️ Note (4)
  • Homicide: completed cases only, includes manslaughter and killing on request
  • Sexual assault covers only severe offenses
  • Assault is sum of two PKS keys
  • Kreise Falltabellen cover selected crime types only
Cite This Data

Use the following citation when referencing this data:

APA Map of Crimes. (2024). Berlin — Crime Statistics. Retrieved April 17, 2026, from https://mapofcrimes.com/en/crime/germany/berlin/berlin/