Stable crime situation in the district of Borken: decline in thefts!

Stable crime situation in the district of Borken: decline in thefts!

On March 13, 2025, the district police authority Borken presented the current figures on crime statistics for 2024. According to the information from Heimatreport Crimes registered, which represents an increase compared to 2023 with 23,539 cases.

The police's educational rate remains stable because more than half of all crimes could be successfully informed. The district administrator Dr. In his opinion, Kai Zwicker emphasized that the probability of becoming a victim of a crime in the district of Borken is lower than in the NRW average. The press release Remarkable increase in fraud crime by 34.7 percent, while theft offenses fell by 6.8 percent.

number of cases in the district of Borken

The crime statistics show clear differences in the number of cases of different communities. Raesfeld recorded 467 registered crimes in 2024, which is an impressive decline of 775 cases in the previous year. In contrast, the number of cases in Reken rose to 828 (2023: 613) and in Heiden to 335 (2023: 247). The city of Borken reported 2,520 cases (2023: 2,750), Südlohn 429 cases (2023: 411) and Velen 503 cases (2023: 499).

new challenges and goals

A central topic of this annual presentation was the fight against knife crime, which is seen as a phenomenon as a whole with a nationwide increase. Police Councilor Jan Schlarmann explained the planned measures to contain this form of crime. One strategic goal of the police is to raise the social awareness and to reduce the acceptance of knives as an act. Combating crime supplies.

Finally, it can be said that the security situation in the Borken district remains stable as a whole, even if fraud crimes have increased. Thanks to the committed work of the district police authority and the help of the citizens, the situation will continue to keep an eye on to ensure public security.