Migrants in Germany have committed 142,500 crimes in just six months, police figures have revealed
This was the equivalent of 780 crimes a day - an increase of nearly 40 percent over 2015, according to data from Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office
It comes as German chancellor Angela Merkel remains under pressure over her open-door policy on immigration amid concerns over how to integrate 900,000 newcomers who arrived last year.
Angela Merkel (pictured) is under more pressure over her refugee policy after it was revealed migrants committed 142,500 crimes in Germany during the first six months of 2016
Angela Merkel (pictured) is under more pressure over her refugee policy after it was revealed migrants committed 142,500 crimes in Germany during the first six months of 2016
A separate report from late last year by the Federal Criminal Office found that migrants registered as living in Germany committed more than 200,000 crimes over the whole of 2015 with two-thirds involving theft counterfeiting and financial crimes.
According to the Gatestone Institute, an international policy council, police in some parts of the country fear they are being stretched to the limit amid climbing crime figures.
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