Victims
In terms of the Police Criminal Statistics of the Federal Office of Criminal Investigation:Victims are the natural persons against whom the punishable act was specifically directed. The victim must be recorded for all completed and attempted (categories of) offenses marked with "V" in the catalogue of offenses. With regard to the victim-suspect-relationship (from the victim's point of view), the closest relationship always has priority:
kinship takes priority over acquaintance, which in turn has priority over the fellow countryman and the passing relationship. This also applies if there are several suspects and the closeness of their relationship to the victim differs. The characteristic "kinship" includes all family members in accordance with Section 11 (1) of the German Penal Code. The characteristic "fellow countryman" should only be considered in the case of non-German nationals if the victim and the suspect have the same nationality but are neither related to nor acquainted with each other.
Selected information about Victims:
Tables:
- Criminal offence, recorded, solved
- Victims of criminal offences, e.g. by age-groups
- Victims of criminal offences, e.g. by connection with suspect
Data Sources:
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