Dramatic increase in violent crimes in Berlin in 2023

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Spiegel” weekly newspaper, Berlin police reported the highest level of violence last year in Berlin in the last ten years, including more violence in schools, families and refugee homes, as well as more use of knives and firearms.

Of course, the exact figures of the development of crime in Berlin will be published with official statistics in the spring. However, preliminary figures paint a bleak picture: according to the police, there is a significant increase in violent crime in 2023.

Police In this regard, Berlin told the German news agency that the so-called brutal crimes in 2023 have increased by about twelve percent compared to the previous year. These crimes were 8846 last year. A police spokesman said: “Unfortunately, we are again reaching the highest level of violence in the last ten years.” The development of this trend in schools is also significant. According to the police, the number of these people has increased by about ten percent in 2023. Even in cases of brutal crimes, there was an increase of about 23 percent. However, it is not possible to say for sure whether there is actually much more violence in schools or whether more cases are reported to the police by teachers or parents.

Based on the police information, it should also be noted that the crime rate has decreased drastically during the Corona epidemic and Berlin is also a growing city with more and more residents.

However, there has also been a 13% increase in youth gang violence since 2022. According to the police, the total number of recorded crimes increased by about three percent to 535,000 in 2023 (2022: 519,817 recorded).

According to police statistics, Domestic and relationship violence increased by almost ten percent last year after peaking in 2022. The number of injured victims has also increased by about twelve percent.

In the last year, more acts of violence were also recorded in the residence of refugees. Here the police recorded an increase of almost 50%. The number of refugees in shelters has increased by 21 percent during the same period.

Also, in these violence, knives are used more often or threats to attack, steal and fight. It has been more.. In 2023, the police found new records in this field. In 2022, 3,317 stabbings were counted, in 2023 there were about 3,550 (seven percent more). In previous years, these numbers were below 3,000 cases.

Accordingly, crimes using firearms were slightly more (2022: 349 cases). The police announced that unfortunately, we have to say that this year there were actually more shootings and not just threats. The percentage has increased.

The number of thefts also skyrocketed during this period: the police reported a 46% increase in thefts in attics and basements and 36% in apartments. submitted. Also, 36 percent of car thefts and 18 percent of shop thefts have increased.

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