Burglaries in Schleswig-Holstein: The dark season brings dangers!

In Schleswig-Holstein, the activity of burglars in the dark season increases. According to the State Criminal Police Office (LKA), a total of 3,271 burglaries were reported in 2023, with almost half of these incidents from the Pinneberg, Segeberg, Stormarn, Herzogtum-Lauenburg and Hanseatic City of Lübeck. Particularly well -connected areas are popular with the perpetrators, such as Südholstein and Lübeck, which offer an important connection through the A1 to Hamburg. Traveling perpetrators use anonymity in large cities.

Compared to the previous year, fewer burglaries have so far been registered, but the exact figures will not be announced until spring. The Stormarn district is particularly striking, where over 400 burglaries were recorded, including approx. 140 in Ahrensburg. In Segeberg and Pinneberg, burglaries often take place along the A7 and A23 motorways. More than 60% of the 550 burglaries in these regions concentrate on the district areas of Pinneberg, Wedel and Kaltenkirchen. With 225 burglaries per 100,000 inhabitants, Neumünster has the highest number.

burglary protection and perpetrator structure

On the occasion of the "Day of Burglary Protection" on October 27, 2024, under the motto "One more hour for more security", the State Police Schleswig-Holstein will start an educational campaign. People are informed about burglary protection, especially since the number of cases in 2022 and 2023 gets back. The increase is associated with the beginning of the dark season, which is considered a high season for burglaries.

The perpetrators often come from professional groups who operate from Eastern Europe, the Baltic States and South America. They act from anonymous accommodations in major cities and commit crimes in the surrounding regions. Burglars usually use simple lever method, and almost half of the break -ins remains in the test stage, often due to good mechanical fuse technology. The police offer citizens the opportunity to seek neutral and independent of prevention officers.

The burglar statistics show that a total of 2,249 burglaries and 385 dissolved cases were recorded in 2021. In 2022 the number rose to 2,675 burglaries, with 400 cases being informed. In 2022, most of the break-in cases were recorded in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia, with 23,528 cases.

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