53-year-old in Schwerin am Dreesch brutally attacked-police investigated!

53-year-old in Schwerin am Dreesch brutally attacked-police investigated!

Anne-Frank-Straße, 19063 Schwerin, Deutschland - A serious attack shook the Large Dreesch district on Tuesday afternoon. A 53-year-old man was suddenly attacked while he was sitting on a bench in Anne-Frank-Strasse. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. when a perpetrator attacked him physically. The blow was so violent that the man fell from the bank and finally lost consciousness. When he came back, the attackers had already fled, and he found that personal items worth several hundred euros were stolen. The police have meanwhile started investigations into robbing, reports Schwerin-Lokal .

Witnesses who have information about the incident or the perpetrators are asked to contact the phone number 0385 5180–2224 or by email to kk.schwerin@polmv.de. Such raids understandably arouse concern in the population and raise the question of how safe the streets in our city are.

rising crime figures in Schwerin

Especially in recent years there is a worrying trend in crime statistics: In 2023, a total of 11,423 crimes were recorded in Schwerin, which means an increase of 25.28 % compared to 2022 (9,118 crimes). One focus of the police work, as is the Presseportal , on property and raw criminal offenses.

A look at the national statistics

General crime in Germany also shows worrying numbers. In 2022, over 5.63 million crimes were recorded, including about 1.78 million thefts, which is an increase compared to previous years. Shopping steels, bicycle thefts and thefts from vehicles are particularly common. Ready crimes affect many people and invent a quick reaction because you can get into unpredictable situations, as the recent incidents show in Schwerin. According to Statista , over 38,000 predatory crimes were recorded in 2022.

The crime in Schwerin is not only a reminder to the public, more careful, but also to the police, actively and effectively against this type of crime. Whether it is possible to increase security in the streets is now on the agenda of the authorities.