Chart in Barnim: 90-year-old loses savings on strangers!

Chart in Barnim: 90-year-old loses savings on strangers!

in the city of Bernau b. Berlin has caused excitement into a company building on Rudolf-Diesel-Straße in the past few days. According to barnim-aktuell.de, unknown perpetrators violently entered the premises and stealed cash. The criminal police have already started their investigations and was supported by specialized forensic technicians to find out the incident.

But the slump is not the only incident that the police recently employs. A 90-year-old reported to the police on July 6 and reported on a fraud. A stranger had forced him to withdraw from larger cash sums by telling him that he had to check the authenticity of the banknotes. Unfortunately, the pensioner heard nothing about the caller afterwards. The police have now started the investigation into fraud.

burglar wave in Germany

The current burglar statistics show a worrying trend: the numbers from 2023 are relatively fresh, which show an increase in housing burglaries by 18% compared to the previous year. There were a total of 77,819 burglaries, which resulted in average damage of 3,500 euros per incident. This makes a hole of 340 million euros in the coffers of the victims. Violent penetration and the prying doors are the most common methods of burglars, such as [homeinsider.de] (https://home-insider.de/einbruchstatistik-deutschland-2024-aktuelle- figures/) reported.

in North Rhine-Westphalia, where the burglary figures are generally high, is also our example from Bernau. Especially in the big cities, the risk of becoming the victim of a burglary is particularly higher. While rural areas remain in the background, every third attempt in burglary in urban regions is successful, while 47% of the attempts fail. Balcony and terrace doors and windows in particular are popular points of attack for burglars.

insights into crime

Another aspect that explains the increase in the burglaries after the Corona pandemic: The number of burglary theft in Germany in 2023 was around 119,000, with a clearance rate of only 14.9%. As analyzes statista.com, the risk in urban space is particularly high, while in Bavaria the lowest burglar numbers are recorded. The large metropolitan centers are not only a magnet for humans, but also for potential burglars.

The general fear of burglaries has meant that more and more people are considering prevention measures. Police and experts recommend using a combination of structural, mechanical and electronic security solutions to better protect their own four walls. If you also want to be on the safe side, there are free security consultations from the police to improve your own protection.