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• Motorcycle theft in Germany Most of the bikes are stolen here
• Most thefts in NRW
• Most thefts per 100,000 population
• The fewest thefts

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The information is taken from the latest police crime statistics (2016). Cases recorded include thefts of “Mopeds and motorcycles including unauthorized use” and attempted theft.

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256 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported in Saarland.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Saarland: 25.7.

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324 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported in Bremen.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Bremen: 48.3.

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460 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: 28.5.

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523 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported in Thuringia.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Thuringia: 24.1.

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598 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported in Hamburg.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Hamburg: 33.5.

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In Schleswig-Holstein 659 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Hamburg: 23.1.

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749 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported in Brandenburg.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Brandenburg: 30.1.

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In Saxony-Anhalt, 855 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Saxony-Anhalt: 38.1.

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In Rhineland-Palatinate, 1,025 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Rhineland-Palatinate: 25.3.

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1,094 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported in Bavaria.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Bavaria: 8.5.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Lower Saxony: 20.3.

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1,611 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported in Lower Saxony.

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1,742 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported in Hesse.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Hessen: 28.2.

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1,861 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported in Saxony.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Saxony: 45.6.

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In Berlin, 2,136 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Berlin: 60.7.

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In Baden-Wurttemberg, 2,181 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) Baden-Wurttemberg: 20.0.

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Frequency (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) North Rhine-Westphalia: 40.1.

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7,171 thefts of mopeds and motorcycles were reported in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Motorcycle theft in Germany

Motorcycle theft in Germany
Most of the bikes are stolen here

Where in Germany are most of the motorcycles stolen? And where is the share of thefts highest in relation to the population? We have summarized the facts and figures for you.

Dina Dervisevic

03/12/2017

The most recent police crime statistics from the BKA on theft “in total of mopeds and motorcycles including unauthorized use” and attempted theft refers to the reporting period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016. From this, we can see that a total of 23,245 thefts and attempted theft were recorded in 2016.

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Most thefts in NRW

With 7,171 thefts, North Rhine-Westphalia leads the statistics. Well, with 17,865,516 inhabitants it is also the most populous federal state, but there are not most of the registered motorcycles there. In terms of the total number of registered motorcycles, Bavaria (926,882 motorcycles) is ahead of North Rhine-Westphalia (833,009). The Bavarians only reported 1,094 thefts. Converted to cases per 100,000 inhabitants, NRW comes to 40.1. The Bavarians deliver the lowest value with 8.5 thefts per 100,000 inhabitants.

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Most thefts per 100,000 population

Berlin reports the most cases per 100,000 inhabitants: 60.7. With a fleet of just 105,080 motorcycles, the risk of being stolen is much higher in the capital than in Bavaria. In 2016, a total of 2,136 thefts were reported in Berlin.

The fewest thefts

There were the fewest thefts of “mopeds and motorcycles” in Saarland: the police crime statistics list 256. With 995,597 inhabitants, it is not the poorest federal state in Germany; Bremen has even fewer inhabitants with 671,489. And when it comes to the number of motorcycles and new registrations, the Saarland is not at the bottom: with 59,963 registered motorcycles, the total number is ahead of Bremen and Hamburg. In addition, there were more new registrations in Saarland in 2016 than in Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Hamburg and Bremen. The Saarlanders have 25.7 thefts per 100,000 inhabitants.

Federal State	recorded cases	Cases per 100,000 population
Baden-Wuerttemberg	2,181	20.0
Bavaria	1,094	8.5
Berlin	2.136	60.7
Brandenburg	749	30.1
Bremen	324	48.3
Hamburg	598	33.5
Hesse	1,742	28.2
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	460	28.5
Lower Saxony	1.611	20.3
North Rhine-Westphalia	7.171	40.1
Rhineland-Palatinate	1,025	25.3
Saarland	256	25.7
Saxony	1,861	45.6
Saxony-Anhalt	855	38.1
Schleswig-Holstein	659	23.1
Thuringia	523	24.1

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