Overview
- Southeast Hesse police have intensified targeted patrols, person and vehicle checks, and foot patrols in residential areas as daylight shortens.
- Officers are using the predictive tool KLB‑operativ alongside prevention campaigns to identify patterns and deter offenders.
- Several break‑ins were logged in the first days after the time change, including cases in Dietzenbach, Seligenstadt and Maintal, with one attempt foiled by a resident in Sarrod.
- Authorities report 927 residential burglaries in 2024 for Southeast Hesse, a rise on the year but still below pre‑pandemic levels.
- East Hesse recorded 212 cases last year with 82 attempts, including a low of 66 in Hersfeld‑Rotenburg and a 36.4% clearance rate there compared with roughly one in four solved region‑wide.