Today, District Administrator Dr. Olaf Gericke presented the figures from the police crime statistics together with the head of the Crime Directorate, Criminal Councillor Timo Päßler, and the head of the police department, Police Director Andrea Mersch-Schneider.
"We have the lowest crime rate in the district of Warendorf and the biggest drop in crime in Münsterland. Our figures are falling against the state and national trend and our crime clearance rate is also above the state average." Dr. Olaf Gericke began the presentation of the police crime statistics with this introduction.
Last year, 13,896 crimes were reported in the district of Warendorf. The police solved 57.17% of the crimes. The crime frequency figure (the KHZ represents the number of known cases in relation to 100,000 inhabitants) is currently 4,923 points. It has fallen by 146 points and is 2,866 points below that of the state of NRW. With this low crime rate and the good clearance rate, the district of Warendorf is once again the safest district in Münsterland and one of the safest districts in North Rhine-Westphalia.
On the subject of domestic burglaries, Dr. Gericke stated that "this has been a major concern for us in the past. Although we have seen a slight increase of 10.78%, which makes us take a closer look, it is not yet a cause for concern. We will continue to keep an eye on this crime, as it has a very strong impact on the sense of security of those affected."
At 42.04%, the proportion of attempted burglaries reported was once again high. This means that almost every second residential burglary got stuck at the attempted stage. This is probably also due in no small part to crime prevention.
Criminal Councillor Päßler focused his attention on theft offenses. There was an increase of 264 cases to 5,042 offenses.
"We have seen an increase in theft offenses, primarily shoplifting and theft from sales premises. In many cases, purses or bags are stolen from stores. We will be stepping up our measures here in 2024, both in terms of prevention and undercover checks. We will also intensify the evaluation of crime scenes, victims and possible perpetrators in order to implement our measures in a targeted manner."
The exact figures, data and facts can be found in the 2023 edition of the police crime statistics available for download. On the page linked here, you will find the statistics from the last few years