13-year-old from Anklam missing: Police asks for clues!

13-year-old from Anklam missing: Police asks for clues!

Anklam, Deutschland - in Anklam, a tranquil city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, there is currently a big concern. A 13-year-old adolescent has been missing since Friday, June 27, 2025. On today's date, June 30, 2025, the Neubrandenburg police headquarters asked the public for attention and announced that the search for the girl will continue intensively. The news caused excitement in the region and many people hope to see the young quickly. Further information on the situation can be found in an article by News.de .

The background of the disappearance is currently unclear and the police have already started investigations. According to a announcement by the police headquarters, the press office of the Stralsund, Anklam or Neubrandenburg police inspections can be reached for questions. This also applies outside of office hours. The contact information is as follows: Telephone: 0395 5582 2223 and email: elst-p.neubrandenburg@polmv.de. Current information can also be found on the website of the police: police.mvnet.de .

youth crime in focus

The disappearance of the young people also raises the question of how the security of young people in Germany is. Youth crime has increased in recent years, whereby a maximum of 13,800 cases was reached in 2024. This is more than twice as high as in 2016. An article on Statista shows that the psychological stress by the corona measures are particularly mentioned for this increase. It should be noted that the majority of suspects are male. In 2024, almost three quarters of the young suspects were.

Talks about possible measures to prevent youth crime are underway. It is often discussed whether tougher sanctions or a reduction in punishment are a sensible answer to the increasing number of crime figures. At the same time, however, the importance of preventive approaches is also pointed out to prevent criminal résumés, especially through offers of help for children and adolescents.

The fate of the missing young people triggered a wave of solidarity in Anklam and beyond. It remains to be hoped that it will return safely and that society learns from the current challenges in order to continue to ensure the safety of young people. We keep you up to date with further developments.