Do non-German nationals commit more crimes than Germans?

Every year, when the Federal Criminal Police Office publishes the police crime statistics, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) — a party that is, in part, right-wing extremist — pays particularly close attention. They are looking for crimes committed by refugees, migrants and foreigners living in Germany. But studies by media scholars show that 95% of the AfD's press releases focus on non-German suspects, while crimes involving German suspects are almost completely ignored. However, the common narrative of the AfD — that non-Germans are inherently much more violent — is simply not true.