Overview
- Official data for January–May 2026 show 1,630 Deutsche Bahn employees and 4,672 Bundespolizei officers were victims of crimes, a rate that equates to roughly eight attacks on train staff per day.
- Police input statistics record 662 bodily‑injury cases, 175 dangerous bodily‑injury cases and 661 threats against Bahn staff in the same five‑month period.
- The Bundespolizei's 2025 annual report documents a 4.2% rise in violent offences to about 35,400 cases and a 7.4% increase in attacks on its personnel to 3,185, with 818 officers injured and 53% of known assailants under the influence of intoxicants.
- Deutsche Bahn says it has introduced measures since the February fatal assault, including one‑to‑one accompaniment, bodycams and trials of stab‑resistant vests, and has scheduled a ‘Sicherheitsgipfel’ to discuss further protection steps while a court verdict in the February homicide case is pending.
- Lawmakers, unions and police warn the trend could produce a new annual record of violence and are pressing for faster operational support, more staff and legal tools to prevent attacks, which could affect station safety, staffing and border enforcement operations.