Half Of All People Convicted In Bavaria Was A Foreigner Last Year

Foreign nationals make up roughly 15.6 percent of Bavaria's population.

Foreigners make up an incredible share of the people convicted of a crime in the German state of Bavaria, considered one of the wealthiest regions in Europe. The latest figures show that 49.7 percent of all people convicted of a crime in 2025 were foreigners, representing 52,679 people, according to data released by Bavarian Justice Minister Josef Schmi…