Alarming increase in youth crime: Statistics hits wave!

Alarming increase in youth crime: Statistics hits wave!

On Monday, April 14, 2025, the annual crime statistics was presented, which documents an alarming increase in youth crime. According to Krone , a total of 534,193 ads were filed in 2024, which ads an increase of 6,183 or 1.2 percent compared to the previous year. The increase in crimes under ten to 14-year-olds is particularly worrying. The number of ads in this age group has almost doubled since 2020.

of the suspects are 48 percent of foreign citizens, including many Syrian young people. Over the past few years, the number of advertisements against Syrian citizens has increased by almost 35 percent. The Federal Criminal Police Office has prompted these developments to start the youth crime operational group under the direction of Dieter CSefan in order to better manage the increasing numbers of intensive careers.

causes and backgrounds

The reasons for the increasing crime rate are complex. Youth crime affects mostly male adolescents and is not limited to certain ethnic groups or social classes. As the Federal Center for Political Education , many young people with criminal activities stop as soon as they get older. A large part of the crimes, especially in the area of ​​property crime, is committed by young people who committed several crimes before their 14th birthday.

social and social factors play an important role in youth crime. Socio -economic background, lack of supervision by the family and group forced are decisive elements that influence the behavior of young people. The need for preventive measures is recognizable, whereby the Living Quarter emphasizes in their explanations that integration and social programs can contribute to reducing crime.

measures and solutions

to fight rising youth crime, among other things, exposing the family reunification for Syrian citizens as well as other measures such as regular instruction after criminal offenses. The police also spoke out for a stronger digital investigative competence and improved legal foundations.

The Youth Court Act (JGG) aims to promote educational measures instead of punishment in the treatment of youth delinquency. This includes various reaction options, from instructions to social training courses to non -profit work. In addition, the legal regulations ensure that the privacy of young people is protected by non -public negotiations.

The current challenges in the field of youth crime are shaped by the effects of covid-19 pandemic, the continuing migration trend and the use of social media. Future -capable prevention approaches are therefore essential in order to strengthen social cohesion and to promote proactive measures to prevent crimes. To be successful, these programs must address the needs of young people and be developed in close cooperation with the community.