Mainz celebrates peaceful Christmas market: record visitors despite incidents!

The Mainz Christmas market, which took place from November 28th to December 23rd, was rated by the police as predominantly peaceful. Despite some exceptions, such as reported, there were a total of 20 reported crimes, including ten property crimes such as pickpocketing. One incident caused a stir when a man was caught masturbating in a toilet container. The seizure of 140 grams of marijuana also led to criminal charges. In addition to these incidents, a small gathering of climate activists at the Christmas market was disrupted on December 19th, but was quickly broken up by police.

High visitor numbers and extensive controls

The Christmas market received numerous visitors throughout the entire market period. The highest number of visitors of 10,500 was recorded on December 7th, while a total of 22,150 guests were counted at the markets on December 12th freenet.de reports. To ensure safety, the police carried out numerous checks. 339 people were checked and 56 were sent off, mostly for improper behavior or to prevent theft. Thanks to the increased presence, which was increased after the events at the Magdeburg Christmas market, visitors felt safe and the police are very satisfied with how the event went.