Chemnitz shaken: Youth gangs up to 23-year-olds brutally!

Chemnitz shaken: Youth gangs up to 23-year-olds brutally!

On Sunday afternoon, July 6, 2025, there was an attempted robbery in Chemnitz that shouted at the city. A 23-year-old man was addressed by a trio teenager aged 13, 16 and 17 years at Luisenplatz. They asked him for a cigarette. When the victim rejected, the boys took the persecution and attacked him physically on the corner of Winklerstraße/Leipziger Straße by beating him and kicked, which led to minor injuries. Their goal was the victim's shoulder bag, but fortunately the attack failed because passers -by hurried to help and the trio caused an escape. The police were able to arrest the young suspects at Schloßteichstrasse at around 4:30 p.m., but the preliminary arrest was lifted again on Monday morning, whereby the investigation continued to attempt to attempt to attempt to attempt and to walk on the pawns with earlier robbery. According to Blick.de the examination of the young people who are all Slovak origin is carried out under high requirements.

This incident is part of a worrying development of youth crime in Germany. The number of young crimes reached a maximum in 2024 with around 13,800 cases, although the increase in violence among young people cannot be overlooked. While the total number of young people suspects fell by about 6 percent in 2024, violence among younger age groups is alarming. One reason for this could be in the psychological stress by Corona pandemic and the special challenges for young protection seekers, as the Federal Criminal Police Office notes. The social discussion about the effectiveness of harder punishments and the regulation of female law increases in intensity under the pressure of these developments. Statista highlights the problem and refers to the high proportions of male.

further incidents in the region

But the events in Chemnitz is not the only incident that made this weekend listen to. On the same day, at 10:50 p.m., a woman, together with two men, finished a suspected threat with a compressed air rifle in OT Altendorf, and fortunately nobody was injured. The investigation due to attempted dangerous bodily harm continues.

In addition, there was theft in OT Furth from a building destroyed by fire. Here, three men penetrated and stolen drinks and food worth around 750 euros, which led to the initiation of theft investigation. On July 5, a large speed control took place on the A4, where 814 vehicles passed from 8,390 vehicles violated the speed regulations. 23 of them received a driving ban.

The incidents of the past few days make it clear how diverse and challenging the security situation in the region is currently. It is to be hoped that prevention measures in the area of youth welfare and public security will effectively take effect to minimize the risks for young people and prevent criminal career.