I don’t want to talk again about Czechia — I think German people are already aware of the situation here, especially since I personally wrote a lot about it in 2023. And the fact that Czechia currently has one of the worst economies in Europe speaks for itself. But what I want to focus on now is the topic of murders.
Almost every day, Czech media reports on how horrible the situation in Germany is — that there are too many murders committed by immigrants. But at the same time, I regularly check the police crime reports for the Pilsen region, and I get the impression that more murders happen in Pilsen than what we see reported about Germany — at least in relation to immigrants.
Let’s take a step back: German media once said, “The end is near — Czechia is surviving its own collapse.” [1]
Because of my feelings about Pilsen, I decided to research the number of murders in the Pilsen region. From October 2024 until now*, I found around 15 cases — and that’s just counting individual incidents. In some cases, more than one person was murdered by the same perpetrator. Most of these murders happened in Pilsen itself. And most of the perpetrators were white Czech citizens — not Ukrainians or Roma people. Yet in Czechia, there’s a lot of misinformation suggesting that Ukrainians or immigrants are the main source of crime. I don’t even want to know the total number of murders in Czechia overall.
I believe this research confirms my feeling — both about the situation in Germany and in Pilsen. It also seems to support the idea that Czech media is distorting the image of Germany.
Just like how there are articles claiming Germany is now the most dangerous place to live in Europe, there are also many articles about Germany’s economy. When a Czech person isn’t reading about murders in Germany, they’re reading about the supposed collapse of Germany’s economy. But Germany has the third-largest economy in the world. And where is the Czech economy? Why is Czechia among the worst-performing economies in Europe? (Since 2021, the Czech economy has even performed worse than after the global economic crisis of 2008.) [2] These are the kinds of realities you face when coming from Western Europe into Czechia. The fact that there are border controls at the Czech-German border — unlike other German borders — makes me think Germany is afraid of what’s happening here.
*Alongside all this, there are also cases of people surviving knife attacks, and likely, there is at least one such incident every week. From October 2024 until now, several bodies have been found in rivers or streams. In many of these cases, the cause of death is unclear, although some are labeled as suicides.
When I watch Batman movies, I sometimes feel like I’m looking at Gotham City. Some of these real-life stories are disturbingly similar.
[1] Of course, that quote is a provocation — German media never said anything like that. But that’s exactly the kind of impression one can get from reading Czech media’s coverage of Germany.
[2] I think the situation in Czechia has improved somewhat since winter 2023, possibly thanks to a new government that is less “red”? And maybe some of my own words had a bit of an awakening effect… But when it comes to talk about deficits: a nation can be in deficit whether it’s rich or poor. For example, Belgium is currently running a deficit, but its living standards are very different from those in Czechia — and Belgium is the 15th richest country in the world. Countries like Germany, France, or the UK all have worse economic indicators than Belgium, but their everyday life conditions are still far better than those in Czechia.
A fact:
|
Country |
GDP per Capita (USD) |
|
Luxembourg |
~$132,800 |
|
Ireland |
~$112,500 |
|
Netherlands |
~$71,400 |
|
Germany |
~$53,700 |
|
France |
~$44,400 |
|
Belgium |
~$54,700 |
|
Czechia |
~$31,600 |
