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Berlin Courts Report Rise in Seized Weapons at Entry Checks in 2025

Officials cite the data to defend intensive screening at courthouses.

Overview

  • Security staff recorded 1,721 cutting and stabbing weapons and 102 other weapons in 2025, with no firearms found that year unlike 2024.
  • The Justizcampus Moabit logged the highest overall weapon finds, while Neukölln led among local courts.
  • At the Neukölln site, authorities temporarily confiscated 1,311 permit-free weapons and seized just over 4,100 dangerous items in total in 2025.
  • Routine logging of everyday objects such as bottles, tools, scissors and razor blades contributes to the headline totals.
  • Police assistance was required in five instances, and SPD lawmaker Sebastian Schlüselburg condemned visitors arriving with weapons.