31 May 2018: Stephan Brandner, AfD MP, Alexander Gauland, leader of the AFD, and AfD MP Beatrix von Storch at a press cobnference. Kay Nietfeld/ Press Association. All rights reserved.Last year crime in Germany was at an all time low according to figures taken over the last quarter of a century. This is according to 2017 statistics released by the Home Office in Berlin.
Yet, one citizen in four is worried about crime. Over twenty million Germans don't feel safe in their own country, one of the most secure and orderly places on earth. Striking numbers. Especially in the context of the highest crime-solving rates ever.
Criminologist Bernd-Rüdeger Sonnen, professor of criminal law at the university of Hamburg, was asked by the Süddeutsche Zeitung why Germany is “such an anxiety-ridden Republik.” “A minority of people have had bad experiences. Fear is fuelled by talk down the local pub or through the media,” Sonnen answered.
