German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer attends a news conference about crime statistics in Berlin, Germany, April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/Pool
BERLIN (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a rise in domestic violence, online fraud and child pornography last year in Germany, although there were fewer break-ins and car thefts as lockdowns kept people at home, police data showed on Thursday.
Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said an overall trend of falling crimes continued last year as 5.3 million offences were reported, one million fewer than in 2017.
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