The proposal will be subject to thorough evaluation to avoid double-counting and maintain comparability across the country
Berlin’s Senate Department for the Interior also adopted a cautious tone, noting that the city focuses on detailed analysis aimed at understanding the root causes of crime and solving offenses
Niedersachsen’s Interior Minister, Daniela Behrens, voiced stronger concerns, questioning the potential benefits of this approach for police work and suggesting it lacks demonstrable added value Bavaria’s Interior Ministry, however, indicated a willingness to consider the initiative, stating they will closely examine initial results from NRW
The Federal Interior Ministry acknowledges the NRW approach as “understandable and sensible”, though a similar implementation at the federal level appears unlikely A spokesperson explained that such a measure would require a consensus among all states and the federal government – a process that has proven time-consuming in the past with other criteria
North Rhine-Westphalia is moving forward independently by including information on multiple citizenships in its crime statistics, a departure from standard practice in other regions The aim is to provide a more detailed demographic overview within the state’s crime data
