This publication provides a quantitative overview of the development and status of environmental crime in Germany between 2013 and 2024, based on data from the police crime statistics ("Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik") and the Federal Statistical Office's criminal prosecution statistics ("Strafverfolgungsstatistik"). The report provides both an overview of general trends and an in-depth account of individual environmental offences. The report was prepared by a team from Ecologic Institute on behalf of the German Federal Environment Agency.

The project analyses the development and current status of environmental crime in Germany over the period 2013 to 2024, based on data from the Police Crime Statistics (Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik, PKS) and the criminal prosecution statistics of the Federal Statistical Office (Strafverfolgungsstatistik). The analysis provides both an overview of long-term trends and an in-depth assessment of individual categories of environmental offences.