
According to the police, the number of crimes in Brandenburg increased significantly in the first half of this year. “We have recorded a four-digit increase in the total numbers,” said police chief Oliver Stepien on Thursday in Potsdam.
With just over 80,000 cases in the first half of 2022, that is almost ten percent more than in the first half of 2021, but significantly fewer than the 86,000 cases in the comparable period of 2019.
The main drivers for this are an increase in fuel fraud, the spread of child pornography and violations of the right of residence. In contrast, the number of domestic violence declined.
Fewer people died on Brandenburg’s roads in the first half of this year than in the first six months of 2021.
Police President Oliver Stepien said in Potsdam on Thursday that the number of accidental deaths continued to decline. In the first half of 2021 there were 56 deaths. “We’re going to end up under 50 with a very high probability this year.”
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However, the number of accidents continues to rise slightly, but it is around ten percent below that of the first half of 2019 with just over 40,000 cases, said the police chief. The number of accidents under the influence of alcohol and drugs has increased by more than ten percent.