Youth crime in Central Saxony: Alarming numbers and trends!

Youth crime in Central Saxony: Alarming numbers and trends!

A current request from the AfD in the Saxon state parliament illuminates the situation of crimes in schools in middle saxony and brings to light alarming statistics. According to the surveys, a total of 417 crimes were recorded in the Saxony (Pass) police information system from 2022 to 2023. It is particularly striking that 86% of the 355 suspects are German citizenship, while 50 suspects had foreign citizenship, including 9 from Ukraine, 8 from Afghanistan and 5 from Syria. The vast majority of the damaged people, namely 90%, is also German.

The most common crimes include theft, property damage and assault. The situation at special schools is particularly worrying, where violence and threats of violence are often recorded. Sexual offenses and injuries to the genital area were also reported to all school types. An incident in which two high school students showed the Hitler salute during a school trip to Auschwitz underlines the problem. In addition, 85% of the suspects are male, with the victims being distributed almost equally between men and women.

statistical evaluations and developments

The data also prove that 125 of the suspects are. It is determined that the statistics comprise all crimes in schools or on school premises, even if adults are involved. The number of crimes stagnated at primary and high schools, while an increase was recorded at special schools and high schools. In contrast, the number of crimes decreased at vocational schools. Interestingly, the proportion of foreigners in Central Saxony in 2022 is only 5.1%, while the proportion of foreign suspects at high schools reached 21.7% and 28% in vocational schools.

These developments are in the context of a general increase in youth crime. In 2023, around 483,000 suspects were counted, which represents an increase of around 40,000 (9%) compared to the previous year. These figures were made by a comprehensive analysis of FOCUS online It is pointed out that youth crime can not only result from increased crime, but also from an increasing willingness to display crimes. In addition, structural problems, such as lower levels of education and income in non-German suspects, are potential factors that contribute to crime.

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