Approach at Gartenhütte in Geisenheim: Fire brigade in action!

On December 29, 2024, a fire occurred in Geisenheim that completely destroyed a garden hut. According to News.de , the rescue workers arrived in the allotment garden on the Rheinuferweg at 05:30 a.m. Despite the efforts of the fire brigade, the fire could not be contained, and the garden hut burned down completely. A neighboring property was also damaged by the expansion of the fire. The current property damage has not yet been quantified. Fortunately, no people were injured. The criminal police have started the investigation and asks for clues to the police station in Rüdesheim under (06722) 91120.

Another incident occurred on December 28, 2024 in Walluf, where a perpetrator at a petrol station in the main street in the main street was filled with a black Mercedes A-Class and then drove away without payment (approx. 40 euros). The license plate (Rüd-KK 29) was already stolen at this point and was stolen on the same day between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. in Eltville. The perpetrator was described as a male, between 30 and 50 years old, with the Mediterranean phenotype and about 170 cm. He was wearing a black wool hat. Information on this incident will be requested to the Eleltville police station at (06123) 90900.

crime statistics in Wiesbaden and the surrounding area

The Wiesbaden police department has recorded an increase in crimes compared to the previous year in its current balance sheet. As merkurist.de reported, a total of 20,593 crimes were recorded in 2023, which means an increase of over 800 criminal offenses compared to 2022. This number also exceeds the values of the pre-corona years 2018 and 2019.

Wiesbaden is considered the city with most crimes in the West Hesse police headquarters, with 7275 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants. In contrast, the Rheingau-Taunus district recorded fewer than 3,000 criminal offenses per 100,000 inhabitants, which makes it the safest district in the Westhessen police headquarters and all over Hesse. A worrying trend is the increase in severe thefts, which grew to 2158 cases from 1938, which represents over 11% increase. The clarification rate for severe theft fell from almost 22% to less than 15%.