This text summarises key findings of the German-language publication “Umweltdelikte 2016”. The publication provides a quantitative overview of the development and status of environmental crime in Germany between 2004 and 2016. For this publication, data from the two annual statistical sources that bring together data on (environmental) crime and criminal procedures in Germany were analysed; the Police Crime Statistics and the Statistics on Criminal Prosecution. The long version of ‘Umweltdelikte 2016’ (in German) can be accessed here.