Overview

• Thuringia’s CDU parliamentary group proposes capturing all nationalities of suspects and victims in police crime statistics.
• The initiative cites NRW Interior Minister Herbert Reul’s order to record multiple nationalities retroactively from July 1, 2025.
• CDU justice policy spokesman Stefan Schard says complete data is needed for a fact-based discussion of crime.
• According to the CDU, dual nationals have until now been listed nationwide only as German, which leaves the situation incompletely described.
• Schard urges a uniform approach across the Länder and calls for a prompt discussion among interior ministers on adopting the practice.