Drug thieves in Sangerhausen: Police are urgently looking for witnesses!

Drug thieves in Sangerhausen: Police are urgently looking for witnesses!

in Sangerhausen, a city in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, have recently occurred several incidents that significantly affect the feeling of security of the residents. It begins with theft in a drugstore, in which four unknown perpetrators were worth over 700 euros. The thief was stowed away in the worn clothing before the perpetrators fled. The police are now looking for references to these suspects and asks the population for help. If you have any information, you can contact the Mansfeld-Südharz police station on 03475/670-293, as [Volksstimme] (https://www.volksvstimme.de/blaulicht/diebi-polizei-drogeriemarkt-Vier-tatverdaechtigigen- 4069888) reports

But that's not all. On the same day, a 35-year-old resident heard noise from the ground floor of his residential and commercial building in the early morning hour. When he did research, he pushed onto a thief that was just breaking in. In a desperate attempt to stop the intruder, there was a handmade in which the resident was injured on the head. The attacker then fled, probably in a car provided, while the possible prey, which was previously prepared for the removal, was left behind in the building. The injured resident was initially cared for by his relatives before he was looked after by an emergency services. According to TAG24, the police have now started the investigation.

crime figures and developments

Although the decline in the crime rate in Germany is recorded in the police crime statistics (PKS) for 2024, there is still an increase in crimes that affect people's feeling of security. A decline was recorded by 1.7 % to around 5.84 million crimes, mainly due to the partialization of cannabis, which has been in force since April 1, 2024. However, this relief does not compensate for the growing concern through reporting on burglary theft or robberies, as Statista.

The fact that the most common crimes in 2024 are thefts, asset and counterfeiting offenses. Despite the general acceptance of suspects, who retired by around 3 % to around 2.18 million in 2024, the number of non -German suspects increases to 41.8 %. The feeling of security in the affected cities could suffer significantly due to the increased visibility of such incidents.

Overall, there is a complex picture of crime in Germany: While some crimes go back, the fear of certain crimes remains in the population. The police hope for information from the population to identify the perpetrators and to restore the feeling of security.