Unknown attack on kiosk in Worms - police are looking for witnesses!

Unknown attack on kiosk in Worms - police are looking for witnesses!

On February 10, 2025, there was an attack on a kiosk in Worms around 8:45 p.m. An unknown perpetrator pushed the employee into the kiosk with a firearm and demanded cash. Fortunately, the kiosk employee was unharmed, while the perpetrator fled on foot in an unknown direction. The Worms police immediately initiated search measures, but so far so far remained unsuccessful. According to Image , the perpetrator was described as about 1.70 meters tall with bright skin and dark eyes. He was wearing a black winter jacket, black sweatpants and dark sneakers. Information can be given to the Worms crime inspection at 06241 852-0 or by email to kiworms@polizei.rlp.de.

A similar act occurred on January 31, 2025 in Hanover, in the Linden-Nord district, when an unknown man threatened a 44-year-old kiosk employee with a knife and asked for money. In this case, too, the employee was not injured. The perpetrator also fled on foot in the direction of unknown. According to NDR , the investigation by Hannover has started with regard to the heavy robbery. The description of the perpetrator from Hanover is similar from Worms: approximately 1.70 meters tall, but age is given here at around 22 years. His clothing consisted of a black quilted jacket with a hood and a black cargo pose.

high crime rates in 2023

Such raids are not isolated, but part of a larger trend of the increasing crime rates in Germany. According to the Police crime statistics 2023 from 5,628,584 cases in 2022 to 5,940,667 cases in 2023. These have been the highest number of cases since 2016. The clearance rate was 58.4 %, which means a moderate increase.

crime researchers attribute the increase to three main factors: the increased mobility after the loss of COVID-19 restrictions, economic and social stress, in particular through inflation, and a high immigration rate. In addition, 2,246,767 suspects were recorded in 2023, which corresponds to an increase of 7.3 % compared to the previous year. It is particularly alarming that 34.4 % of these suspects were non -German citizens and violent crime has reached a maximum since 2007

a worrying trend

The increase in raids on kiosks and similar business is therefore part of a more comprehensive trend of the increased violent crime. Shopping steels, for example, rose by 23.6 % and burglary theft recorded an increase of 18.1 %. These numbers arouse and illustrate the need for increased prevention and security measures for traders.

The police and crime statisticians face the challenge of analyzing this worrying trend and taking suitable measures. In view of the growing danger that such raids represent, witness information is of the greatest importance for the investigation.