A new study shows that youth in Germany are becoming drastically more violent, which is a finding backed by statistics. However, German children are actually becoming more peaceful, while the complete opposite development is seen in migrant children.
The study, produced by the University of Cologne and the State Criminal Police Office, looks at youth crime in North Rhine-Westphalia and was presented by state Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) on Thursday.
The study found that more and more of the criminal suspects in the German state are children, with attacks on teachers, police officers, and emergency responders reaching alarming figures. In particular, the study shows that children with a migration background are causing significant damage.
Over the course of several months, researchers surveyed 3,800 students in grades seven through nine at 27 different schools in the area of Gelsenkirchen, Marl, and Herten. These are known as especially high-crime areas in the western German state. The same study was conducted in 2015, with dramatically different results this time around.
The study showed that violence, hatred, and disrespect are all increasing among young perpetrators.
The study leader, Professor Clemens Kroneberg, points to the growth of social media and the pandemic, as many other researchers have done before.
“During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was more experience of domestic violence, which increases the risk of becoming violent oneself,” said Kroneberg.
However, what the study does not explain is why violence is falling among German youth and rising among migrant youth, even though both groups experienced the pandemic.
The study also cites a lack of authority in the schools.
“Students today experience that rule violations go unpunished. Teachers intervene less and less,” the researcher said.
The interior minister, Reul, said that discipline is no longer a major factor in many schools.
This does not only apply to high-profile violent crimes, but also values, mores and social attitudes.
In 2015, 32.5 percent of students found it unacceptable not to do their homework, while last year, this figure fell to just 15 percent. In 2015, 80 percent of students considered truancy to be wrong, while last year, this figure fell to just under 60 percent.
Teachers are also checking out.
In 2015, 68 percent of students agreed with the statement that teachers take action when there is a fight on school grounds, but last year, this figure fell to only 39 percent.
Respect between teachers and students is also falling. In 2015, 35 percent agreed with the statement that students and teachers respect each other and get along well. Last year, that figure had dropped to only 20 percent. The study also found that students have less fear of being caught, and when they are caught, they have less fear of being punished.
“If children and young people believe they can do whatever they want, that has to change,” he said.
However, crimes among German students aged 11 to 13 actually fell 17 percent between 2013 and 2024. Nevertheless, the growing cohort of foreign students actually saw a triple-digit increase between the same period in the three cities researchers studied.
Reul pointed to an environment where violence is considered a conflict resolution method, saying it is “no coincidence that many of the suspects grow up in problematic environments.”
Reul said he believes this is all leading to a “system of impunity.” Children under 14 cannot be charged with crimes, leaving police and the courts unable to take any action.
Reul wants a debate on lowering the age of criminal responsibility; however, if that were to happen, Germany would once again be confronted with changing the nation’s entire law structure to cater to the growing problem of imported violence.
“If children and young people believe they can do whatever they want without consequences, this must change,” he said. He pointed to the Swedish model, which features juvenile detention centers for problematic and criminal youths.
Another concerning factor is the rise in violence from women. Attacks involving females under the age of 14 have grown by nearly 150 percent in the troubled cities of Gelsenkirchen, Herten and Marl, while for boys, they rose 104 percent.
“Girls seem to deal with aggression more freely – experiencing a kind of equality,” said Kroneberg.
As Remix News reported in July of this year, data shows that foreign youths are astronomically more violent across all of Germany.
German federal government statistics indicated that young foreigners are disproportionately represented as suspects in numerous crimes, with particularly significant differences in street crime and shoplifting.
The suspect burden figure (TVBZ) has been compiled by the Federal Criminal Police (BKA) and published in the Police Crime Statistics (PKS) starting this year. This ratio shows the total number of identified suspects over the age of eight, and is calculated per 100,000 inhabitants per population group. It examines all crimes except for immigration law violations, and the data presents a concerning trend.
For German suspects across all age groups, the TVBZ is 1,878.
In contrast, Syrian suspects have a TVBZ of 8,236, and Afghan suspects are at 8,753 — more than four times higher.
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