Germany 2016 Crime & Safety Report

https://www.osac.gov/pages/Contentreportdetails.aspx?cid=19030

According to the very latest available statistics for Berlin, specifically the first quarter of 2015, there were significant increases in a number of crime categories over 2014. These increases included: drug related crime 19 percent; pickpocketing 24 percent; homicide 33 percent; and burglary 43 percent. Although more recent statistics have yet to be made available, police report there were significant increases in some crimes such as burglary and pickpocketing Berlin in 2015 compared to 2014.  

Interior Ministry officials estimate that there over 1,100 residents who can be described as potentially violent Islamist extremists, 430 of whom are considered to be at a high risk of involvement in a serious crime or violent act.

Security officials estimate over 790 residents of Germany have departed the country since 2012to participate in the conflicts in Syria and Iraq, the majority of whom joined violent Islamist extremist groups in the fighting there.

There have been multiple media accounts of conflicts between male refugees and women. Most notably, the well-publicized December 31, 2015, assault of women by an estimated 1,000 men at a Cologne New Year’s celebration led to over 800 complaints being filed by victims. The crimes alleged range from robbery to sexual assault. 

There have been multiple reports of inappropriate behavior by suspected refugees at public pools and spas. The alleged behavior involves, but it not limited to, the unlawful touching of women.
 
In addition to gender, there have also been reports of assaults or harassment against people related to other factors, such as sexual orientation or nationality. One such report involved suspects throwing rocks at a transgender individual.