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Spraying in the parking garage: Remscheid calls for safety and renovation!
Remscheid is planning to renovate the parking garage at the main train station after security has been clarified by the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of the Interior.
Spraying in the parking garage: Remscheid calls for safety and renovation!
The current discussions surrounding the parking garage at the main train station in Remscheid reveal some enlightening insights. On July 3, 2025, the NRW Ministry of the Interior made it clear that this parking garage was not a criminogenic place. Vandalism does happen from time to time, but violence against people remains the exception. This is reported by [RGA](https://www.rga.de/lokales/remscheid/kommentar-aus-remscheid-von-diabetikern- Werden-die-spritzen-aber-nicht-sein-Y7RJ4DRINJCVHFAEYJLF7UCREE.html). No signs of a drug scene have been found in the parking garage recently. The origin of the syringes discovered there remains unclear; They probably do not come from diabetics, which further fuels the debate.
What are the city's plans? A comprehensive renovation project is on the agenda. The parking garage will be managed in the future after the renovation. The political parties in Remscheid - from the CDU to the SPD to the Left - agree that change is necessary. This is also made clear by SPD parliamentary group leader Sven Wolf, who sent a small inquiry to the Ministry of the Interior regarding the security situation in the parking garage in order to find out more about the risk assessment. The city is even willing to pay back funding to make the renovation possible.
Safety in focus
A central requirement is to make the journey from the car to the platform in the Park+Ride car park safer. Especially in the evenings, the parking garage is often perceived as unsafe, which continues to be an issue of urban safety. This perception also stimulates the citizens of Remscheid, who demand more security and change in their environment. According to [SPD](https://www.spd-remscheid.de/2025/07/03/innenminister-stellen-klar-pr-parkhaus-am-hauptbahnhof-ist-kein- criminalitaetsschwerpunkt/), the district police authority targeted the parking garage in order to combat street and drug crime. It remains to be seen how the planned renovation will affect user safety.
The perception of urban safety is a complex issue. Studies show that cities, even with more than 500,000 inhabitants, often suffer from higher rates of aggressive crimes, thefts and property crimes. The Federal Agency for Civic Education emphasizes that security in urban areas is shaped by numerous factors. Challenges such as demographic change and social polarization require coordinated action by state, municipal and private actors.
In summary, it can be said that Remscheid's parking garage at the main train station definitely has the potential to become safer if the planned measures are implemented quickly. Political unity is a strong foundation to ensure the security of citizens. But the coming months will show whether the changes also bring the required security.