Over 5 per cent of criminal acts in Germany during the past year were committed by Kosovars

The number of Kosovars living in Germany at the moment is estimated to be over 208,000, according to Bundestag's latest statistics.

Meanwhile, in a recent publication of statistics by law enforcement institutions in Germany, it turns out Kosovars committed 5.97% of various criminal acts during 2017, according to a published document, writes Indexline.

Although apparently a large number of works of various criminal natures, Kosovars in this statistics ranked 49th place behind citizens of other states.

According to positive data, it is estimated to be trending to reduce the criminal acts committed by Kosovars compared to 2016 that it was 6.93% total of all criminal acts committed in Germany.

The highest number of criminal acts committed by Kosovars was in 2015, with 8.52%.

Kosovars on this list, however, are behind citizens from Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.

According to Bundestag statistics, crime is a collective term under which all kinds of crimes or criminal acts fall, writes Indexline.

The number of criminal acts recorded in Germany has increased in 2016 compared to previous years.

According to BKA criminal statistics in 2016, some 6.37 million crimes were recorded.

The cases recorded as a criminal offense include cases of theft, fraud and property damage, etc. Capital crimes such as murder, human trafficking, or acts of narcotics, on the other hand, constitute only a small part of all cases of crime.

The largest number of crime cases has been recorded in the federal states of Nordhein-Westphalia, Bravaria and Baden-Wurttemberg.