The focus: Interior Minister is fighting violence and crime!

The focus: Interior Minister is fighting violence and crime!

On April 9, 2025, the Hessian Interior Minister Roman Poseck visited the 1st police station in Wiesbaden. The aim of the visit was an exchange about the balance of inner city offensive , which includes targeted measures to combat violence and street crime. The discussion round took place in the presence of several police managers, including police vice president Dr. Susanne Stewen, head of the police department Alexander Jaza and the head of the 1st police station Thomas Wichter.

The inner city offensive aims to strengthen the feeling of security of the Wiesbaden population and reduce crime sustainably. Especially due to the increase in police presence and increased control pressure, the street crime could not only be stabilized, but even a decline in the violent crimes. So reports The Hessian police that a total of 60 arrest warrants were carried out in 2024 and over 75,000 euros were secured with illegal gambling. In addition, the number of violent crimes in a shopping center at the train station could be reduced by almost 50 cases, while the clarification rate in crime -contained areas that are video monitored is almost 50 %.

comprehensive measures to improve security

The measures taken in the inner city offensive include both the increased police presence in certain locations such as the square of German unity, Luisenplatz and the station place as well as the expansion of video protection systems. These have been in operation since August 2020 and have contributed to clarifying over 270 crimes. The video protection systems are now to be extended to other crime -contained areas in order to further improve the security situation.

• In 2024, around 35,000 police forces were operated in almost 200,000 hours of operation nationwide.
• 63,000 personal controls took place.
• 10,100 administrative offenses and 6,200 crimes were found.
• 1,650 people were arrested and almost 650 arrest warrants were carried out.

In addition, the creation of secure storage areas for bicycles to combat bicycle thefts on the agenda is on the agenda. These suggestions were discussed as part of a tour in the Wiesbaden city center, where City Councilor Andreas Kowol was also present.

look into the future

The concept "Safe Wiesbaden", which was developed in 2018 on the basis of a 10-point measures plan, forms the basis for the ongoing security strategies in the city. The state government has increasingly focused on security in the city centers after pandemic. Wiesbaden is one of 14 cities that benefit from the inner city offensive, among the other Darmstadt, Frankfurt, and Kassel.

Although the frequency of crime in Wiesbaden, around 7,200 in 2024, lies above the Hessian average of around 6,050, the state government is optimistic that the measures taken will further reduce crime in the city. The results of the current inner city offensive are evaluated and serve as the basis for future measures.