Fewer crimes in Hamburg: But violations of asylum explodes!
Fewer crimes in Hamburg: But violations of asylum explodes!
Crime in Hamburg shows a remarkable decline in the first quarter of 2025. According to the current police data, a total of almost 56,600 crimes were recorded between January and March 2025, which corresponds to a decline of 4,300 offenses compared to the same period in the previous year. This sum means a decline in the total number of crimes by seven percent.
The decline in violent crime, which has dropped by nine percent, is particularly significant. In detail, violent crime includes crime such as murder, homicide, assault, rape and robbery. The figures show that the cases of bodily harm decreased by almost four percent, while the number of shoplifting steels by 20 percent and that of the car theory even decreased by almost 40 percent.
increase in violations of asylum law
There are also alarming developments: the violations of residence or asylum law have more than doubled, and are now in almost 3,600 cases. This special feature and the declining trends in other areas draw a mixed picture of the security situation in the Hanseatic city. However, the entire number of quarter should be considered with caution, since they are to be understood as a rough tendencies, while the police statistics are primarily geared towards the comparison of full years.In connection with the data for the past year, N-TV reported that violent crime in Hamburg in 2024 increased by 7.2 percent. In the police crime statistics, the total number of crimes was estimated at 224,913 offenses, which corresponds to a 4 percent decline compared to the previous year. This year, 8,998 cases of violent crime were recorded, 77 percent of which took place in the districts of St. Pauli and St. Georg.
The statistics also show that the predatory crimes have risen by 8.2 percent. Otherwise, the clearance rate was slightly below the value of the previous year with 47.9 percent. With regard to sexualized violence, 3,259 sex offenses were recorded, which corresponds to an increase of 3.1 percent, while the number of rapes increases by 8.8 percent to 285 cases.
drug offenses, on the other hand, fell by a third to 5,709 cases, which is partially attributed to the legalization of cannabis. In the discussions about crime statistics, several political factions, including the CDU and the Greens, express different perspectives on the progress and challenges of security policy in Hamburg.
These developments are part of a comprehensive analysis of the security situation in Hamburg, which includes both positive and alarming signals.
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