German police recorded the best variety of violent incidents amongst all the nation’s railway stations at Berlin’s central practice station in 2024.
There have been 764 instances, up from 620 the earlier 12 months, based on a response seen by dpa from the federal authorities to a written enquiry by the far-right Different for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group.
For Dortmund’s foremost station, the statistics point out 735 incidents, Hanover’s foremost station 715, and Cologne’s foremost station 703.
Based on the statistics, the overall variety of violent incidents at German practice stations rose from 25,640 in 2023 to 27,160 final 12 months.
The variety of sexual offences elevated from 1,898 to 2,262 over the 12 months, whereas property injury rose from 30,961 to 32,671.
Within the space of drug-related offences, there have been a complete of 10,174 instances recognized in 2024, which is fewer than the earlier 12 months, when there have been 18,382. Causes for the lower weren’t specified. A partial legalisation of hashish has been in place since April 2024.
The numbers are primarily based on police incoming statistics, the place offences are recorded after they turn into recognized to the police. Because of this there may be additionally a darkish determine.
Nonetheless, for 2024, it ought to be famous that as a result of European Soccer Championship final summer time, a very excessive variety of individuals have been travelling by practice for a number of weeks.
The spokesman for inside affairs of the conservative faction within the German parliament, Alexander Throm advised Die Welt newspaper: “Prepare stations and trains turning into locations of concern severely affect the general public’s feeling of safety and shouldn’t be a everlasting situation.”
AfD lawmaker Martin Hess mentioned in an announcement, “Prepare stations, as soon as locations of mobility and peaceable encounters, are more and more turning into no-go areas.”
At Dortmund’s central station, essentially the most sexual offences have been reported final 12 months with 53 instances. This was adopted by the principle stations in Frankfurt, the place there have been 40, and Hamburg additionally with 40. In 2023, Cologne’s central station led with 57 offences.
The AfD’s enquiry additionally requested info on the origin of suspects. Hess, whose social gathering is vehemently anti-immigrant, remarked, “In lots of areas of crime, foreigners are disproportionately represented among the many suspects.”
