Overview

• Crimes against Bundespolizei rose from 8,125 in 2022 to 10,726 in 2024, with 3,879 incidents recorded by April 2025.
• Offenses against Deutsche Bahn employees increased from 2,799 in 2022 to 3,151 in 2024, with 1,244 cases reported in the first four months of 2025.
• Projections based on current trends estimate 11,637 crimes against police and 3,732 against rail workers by year-end 2025.
• Left MP Dietmar Bartsch branded the surge “unacceptable” and urged Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt to present a reduction plan before the summer recess.
• Experts warn that attacks on firefighters and rescue workers are also rising, while the Federal Criminal Police Office reports an average of 290 daily assaults on officers in 2023.