Overview
- The Interior Ministry's reply to a parliamentary query, reported widely on June 13, 2026, shows 2,563 police‑recorded offences against homeless people in 2025, about 17% more than the year before and including nine deaths.
- More than 2,000 of the recorded victims were men while roughly 500 were women, with the highest totals reported in Berlin (592), Bavaria (492) and North Rhine‑Westphalia (310).
- Violent crimes against homeless people had a 66.5% clearance rate in 2025 compared with a 77.5% overall clearance rate, and politically motivated attacks on homeless victims were solved in only about one quarter of cases.
- Politicians and advocates said the figures are likely just the tip of the iceberg because many victims do not report crimes and police recording definitions are inconsistent, leading to calls for improved protection, prosecution and data collection.
- The rise in recorded attacks stands out against a modest 4% increase in the estimated homeless population and an overall national drop in crime in 2025, highlighting gaps in enforcement and the challenges for meeting the government's goal to end homelessness by 2030.