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ATM blown up in Kraichtal-Münzesheim – police on duty!
In Rastatt and the surrounding area, perpetrators blow up ATMs while authorities take security measures. Climate change affects water supplies.
ATM blown up in Kraichtal-Münzesheim – police on duty!
Early on Tuesday morning, July 15, 2025, an ATM on Rathausstrasse in Kraichtal-Münzesheim caused quite a commotion. The machine was blown up, which led to a massive deployment of the fire department and police, who are now diligently securing evidence at the crime scene. The motives for this crime seem diverse, but they are not exactly new to the German crime scene.
As [Tagesschau](https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/bka-geldautomaten- Sprengungen-100.html) reports, 461 ATMs were blown up in Germany last year, a decrease of 7.1 percent compared to the previous year. The fact that such incidents still occur shows that banks and savings banks have long since taken measures to make their devices more secure. Nevertheless, the perpetrators' willingness to use violence remains alarmingly high.
A vicious circle of crime
Blowing up a vending machine is more than just a simple robbery; it is a targeted attack in which the perpetrators often access explosive material. In fact, according to Tagesschau, 87 percent of cases used solid explosives, significantly increasing the damage caused by the explosion. The amount of cash stolen remained at a high level of around 28.4 million euros - despite a decline.
Particularly noteworthy: 276 of the 461 explosions actually resulted in a successful cash withdrawal. As the focus shifts to ATM security, police have also increased pressure on banks to combat growing crime.
A bigger problem on the horizon
But it's not just the actual blowing up of the ATM that's causing concern for the security authorities. A comprehensive look at the situation shows that many of these crimes are organized across borders. An evaluation of [automatic blasting](https://www.netz-trends.de/id/4936850/Ausvaluation-zu-80-Automaten Sprengungen-in-Deutschland-Schweiz-und-Oesterreich-between-Mai-2024-und-Januar-2025—Borderregions-und-Autobahnen-im-Fokus-der-Terroristen/) in the DACH region confirms that the proximity to motorways and borders favor the main actors because they can escape more quickly. Germany recorded the most explosions, but at the same time there is little hope of solving these cases.
Police have determined that a large number of the suspects, almost 90 percent, came from abroad. What stands out here is that around 160 of them come from the Netherlands and many are active in professionally organized gangs.
The decline in explosions in Germany should not obscure the fact that the threat still exists - and not just in the cities. Here, too, the issue of water supply should not be neglected due to climate change. As the surveys show, by 2050 up to half of the cities in the state of Baden-Württemberg could struggle with supply problems, especially on hot days. A circumstance that the authorities have been investigating in detail for some time.
In Kraichtal-Münzesheim, residents are now feeling the direct impact of these global phenomena, while they may also have to worry about the spread of the ant species Lasius neglectus, which is favored by climate change.
The developments surrounding ATM explosions show once again how interwoven current issues are in the social fabric. Whether it's climate change, crime or social tensions - residents must prepare for a dynamic future in which the challenges no longer decide, but together form a kind of common picture.