Ukrainians in Germany. Crime in the context of immigration. russian fakes

Desinformation is being spread online that Ukrainians have become leaders of refugee crime in Germany. Propagandists attribute this statement to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). This statement is not true. The largest group of migrants suspected of crimes is made up of people from Syria (19.2%). In 2023, Ukrainians accounted for only 11.6% of suspects. This is significantly less than their share among all refugees living in Germany (33.1%).

According to russian media reports, the influx of Ukrainian refugees into Germany has allegedly led to a significant increase in crimes committed by migrants, including cases of rape, theft, and intentional and unintentional murders of locals and visitors by migrants.
"Most of the suspects come from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Ukraine. Ukrainians accounted for the largest share of migrant criminals in 2023 (33.1%)", several media outlets reported, citing a report by the German Criminal Police.
This statement is inaccurate and manipulates data from the BKA's 2023 report entitled "Crime in the context of immigration" (pictured). Firstly, the report shows that in 2023, Ukrainians accounted for the largest share of refugees in Germany - 33.1% of all migrants (not in the context of crime). Most of them are people who have been granted temporary protection due to the war waged by russia against Ukraine. Ukrainians are followed by citizens of Syria (21.4%), Afghanistan (10.2%) and other countries. The report also notes an increase in crimes committed by migrants compared to the previous year, such as theft (+34.6%), crimes against personal freedom (+19.5%), crimes against property and forgery (+31%), as well as cases of rape and aggression (+16.5%). However, the share of migrants among all suspects in Germany is 8.9%, meaning that 9 out of 10 crimes were committed by non-migrants.
Propaganda sources spreading false information claim that Ukrainians are leading the way in migrant-related crimes. This is not true. The 33.1% figure in the report refers to the share of Ukrainians among all migrants living in Germany. In fact, the largest share of suspected migrants is from Syria (19.2%). Other leading groups include people from Afghanistan (11.2%), Iraq (5.4%), Georgia and other countries. Ukrainians are much less likely to be suspected of crimes than migrants from other countries. For comparison, migrants from North African countries (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) have a much higher crime rate compared to the population (8.9% of suspects, but only 0.6% of refugees per country).
It is also worth noting that the majority of Ukrainians in Germany are women and children fleeing the war. According to the BKA report, only 17.3% of suspected migrants are women. The document also notes an increase in the number of migrants who have become victims of crime. Almost half of them came from Syria, Ukraine and Afghanistan. In addition, the agency recorded a significant increase in the number of victims, particularly among Ukrainians (8,343 victims in 2023 compared to 3,883 in 2022 and 256 in 2021).
Based on the materials Stopfake.org