The number of immigrants suspected of committing crimes in Germany increased by 52.7 percent in 2016, as compared with 2015, and reached 174,438 people.

This is evidenced by the latest crime statistics by police, and which the Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany has issued, reported the German Deutsche Welle (DW) TV and radio company of the country.

The number of immigrants who recently arrived in Germany makes up more than a quarter of the total number of suspects in the country.