Many of the suspects are part of gangs from Romania, Albania and Georgia

German police say there is a huge rise in migrants carrying out

New figures have revealed a huge rise in the number of burglaries carried out by migrants in Germany after police admitted crime gangs are exploiting the refugee crisis by sending thieves to Europe.

The head of Germany's federal criminal police has revealed that while foreign suspects in burglaries has risen sharply, the number of German suspects has declined.

He added that many of the suspects are part of gangs that are mainly from Eastern European countries such as Romanian, Albanian and Georgia.

New figures have revealed a huge rise in the number of burglaries carried out by migrants in Germany after police admitted crime gangs are exploiting the refugee crisis by sending thieves to Europe (file picture)

Holger Munch, the head of the Criminal Police told German newspaper Junge Freiheit: 'The number of identified foreign suspects has risen sharply, while the number of German perpetrators steadily decreased.

'The perpetrators act in teams and besides cash look for objects that can easily be sold on the black market. In states like Georgia unemployment is high, incomes are low. So people try to get in another way to money.'

According to the BKA, Georgian gangs have become a major problem as they are exploiting the migrant crisis to send members of their groups into Europe.

They previously said it was inevitable that they would make applications for asylum in Germany, in order to stay for a short period to commit crimes.

Earlier this year, a leaked confidential police report in Germany warned of a spike in refugee crime – including drug and sex offences – and a rise in radicalisation against the state.

The report says 'immigration will lead to more crime and increased police usage' to combat it.

The head of Germany's federal criminal police has revealed that while foreign suspects in burglaries has risen sharply, the number of German suspects has declined (file picture)

The number of crimes – of violence, sexual, property theft and narcotic offences – will rise, says the paper of the North Rhine-Westphalian department of the interior whose 'Immigration' project involves both individual states and central government.

North Rhine-Westphalia is the state in which Cologne lies, scene of the New Year's Eve sexual frenzy when mobs of immigrant men attacked hundreds of women, robbing and molesting them as police lost control of the situation.