Mainz celebrates peaceful Christmas market: record visitors despite incidents!

The Mainz Christmas market, which took place from November 28th to December 23, was rated by the police as mostly peaceful. Despite some exceptions, such as , there were a total of 20 reported offenses, including ten desks of ownership such as pick-up steels. An incident caused a sensation when a man was caught in a toilet container while satisfying himself. The securing of 140 grams of marijuana also led to a criminal complaint. In addition to these incidents, a small meeting of climate activists on the Christmas market was disturbed on December 19, which was quickly ended by the police.

high number of visitors and extensive controls

The Christmas market recorded numerous visitors over the entire market time. The highest number of visitors from 10,500 was registered on December 7th, while on December 12, a total of 22,150 guests were counted in the markets, such as freenet.de reports . To ensure security, the police carried out numerous controls. 339 people were checked, and 56 were referable, mostly due to impossible behavior or the prevention of thefts. Thanks to the increased presence, which was increased after the events at the Magdeburg Christmas market, the visitors felt safe and the police are very satisfied with the course of the event.