The crimes in Mainz decline: Despite the challenges!
The crimes in Mainz decline: Despite the challenges!
In 2024, the Mainz police headquarters recorded a decline in crimes by 5 % compared to the previous year, which means a total of 45,111 crimes. This corresponds to a decline by 2,356 cases, such as "https://sensor-magazin.de/kriminalstatistik-Mainz-erneuter-rueckgang-der-straftaten/"> sensor-magazin.de . The area of service comprises numerous cities and counties, including Mainz, Worms and several neighboring counties. With a population of around 850,000 people, a frequency of 5,307 criminal offenses per 100,000 inhabitants could be calculated.
The clarification rate, which indicates how many of these offenses were informed, dropped by 2.3 percent to 59 %. There were declines in almost all of the criminal offenses, with a significant exception: the sexual offenses. Crimes against life were reduced to a total of ten cases, including two attempts, with six negligent killings, three murder crimes and one homicide.
upward trend for sexual offenses
The statistics show a worrying increase in the crimes against sexual self -determination. This climbed to 1,450 cases, which corresponds to an increase of 19.8 %. In addition, the clarification rate in this area rose to 86 %. The number of rape, on the other hand, fell by 14.5 % to 118 cases. The perpetrators could be determined in 87.3 % of the cases.
| 2024
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|---|---|---|
| Total number of crimes | 45.111 | -5 % |
| crimes against life | 10 | -4 cases |
| crimes against sexual self -determination | 1.450 | +19.8 % |
| rape | 118 | -14.5 % |
| raw crime | 7.952 | -1.4 % |
The theft offenses also recorded a decline. General theft cases that had no aggravating circumstances fell by 7.7 % to 8,499 cases. On the other hand, the number of burglary thefts in apartments rose to 503, but remains far below the high level of 2015, where 1,595 burglaries were registered.
overall development in Rhineland-Palatinate
In the entire Rhineland-Palatinate region, the police crime statistics (PKS) in 2024 shows a decline in registered crimes by 6.5 % to a total of 239,388 cases. Most of the declining figures concern crimes of the senior groups, apart from raw crimes and crimes against personal freedom, which rose by 2.5 percent to 47,218 cases, such as police.rlp.de . The clearance rate in the national comparison is 64.3 percent.
The police chief of Mainz, Reiner Hamm, emphasizes the importance of cooperation with the population in order to continue to ensure security in the region. The PKS is continuously developed to promote effective measures to combat crime. Detailed information on the PKS 2024 is available on the website of the Rhineland-Palatinate police (DetailsQuellen