Overview

• Munich authorities recorded five harassment reports on the first day, including an allegation that a 23-year-old groped emergency medical staff.
• Bavarian police say crimes against sexual self-determination are a priority this year, with Vice President Christian Huber calling every incident one too many.
• Tents introduced Safe-Now zones with an app for discreet help requests, added phone-charging points to enable calls for assistance, and expanded Wendo self-defense training for servers, while rides such as the Teufelsrad boosted monitoring to deter illegal upskirting.
• A Hochschule München survey reported 76 percent of waitresses have experienced sexual harassment, underscoring the elevated risk facing service staff.
• Use of the Oktoberfest Safe Space grew from 320 women and girls in 2023 to 352 in 2024, which organizers attribute primarily to greater awareness rather than rising violence, even as underreporting remains substantial.