Organized crime in Berlin: decline despite enormous damage!

Organized crime in Berlin: decline despite enormous damage!

In 2023, 66 investigative complexes in the area of ​​organized crime (OK) were registered in Berlin, which means a slight decline compared to 2022 than there were 69 complex cases. Over 485 suspects were identified in connection with these crime occurrences, as the Senate Department for Interior and Sport announced. The financial damage caused by these crimes adds up to 57.1 million euros, whereby a spectacular slump in the gang into a safe system is responsible for 45.5 million euros alone. This was described by the Senate Department in its current position of organized crime in Berlin, while the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) also documented the internationally worrying developments, which are clearly shown in their reports.

Current trends and priorities

The main activities of the OK groups continue to focus on drug trade and smuggling as well as the crime of ownership. The Senate Administration reported 21 investigative complexes relating to drug trafficking, and 19 complexes that concern property offenses. In addition, clank rimity remains a central growth field for these criminal networks, which is still a significant threat to public security. According to the position, almost two thirds of the Berlin OK complexes use international connections. In particular, crypted communication channels such as Encrochat play a decisive role in the activities of these groups, as [https://www.berlin.de/sen/innes/pressemaytungen/2025/Pressemage department.

The threats caused by organized crime should not be underestimated. Violence or intimidation were used in 22 of the 66 investigative complexes. There is also a worrying trend that, in addition to the classic OK groups, new criminal structures also form, which, due to their severity and the extent of their crimes, are serious risks to public order. This includes the so -called "severe structural crime". Overall, the current reports of the BKA illustrate that the risks of organized crime in Germany are still high and that the dangers of international interdependencies are extremely complex, as in the [Federal Criminal Police Office] (https://www.bka.de/de/aktuelleinformations/statistikenlageblder/lagilder/Aforchenigitaet/organisi- Kriminalitaet_node.html) is.

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