Overview
- New 2025 state crime reports show overall declines in recorded offences in Brandenburg, Saxony‑Anhalt and Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern, with Saxony‑Anhalt posting its best case‑clearance rate since 2012.
- Brandenburg ran counter on safety trends in key areas, reporting a 2% rise in violent crime and 865 knife attacks, with nearly a quarter of violent incidents happening in homes.
- Sexual and domestic crimes climbed in focused pockets, as Brandenburg’s sex offences rose 18.5% and Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern logged a post‑1990 high of 5,204 domestic‑violence cases.
- Property and fraud patterns shifted, with Brandenburg’s residential break‑ins up 23.7% around Berlin’s suburbs and Oberbayern‑Nord reporting more phone scams that target older people.
- Police linked sharp drops in recorded drug offences to the April 2024 cannabis change, and officials floated next steps that range from electronic monitoring for repeat domestic‑violence offenders in MV to calls in Saxony‑Anhalt to revisit cannabis rules.