Malchin in fear: increasing violence causes uncertainty!

Malchin in fear: increasing violence causes uncertainty!

Malchin, Deutschland - In the past few weeks, the city of Malchin in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has to struggle with an increase in violence and crime, which has significantly affected the residents' feeling of security. Incidents such as confused car tires and an attempted handbag robbery have unsettled the citizens, as [nordkurier.de] (https://www.nordkurier.de/regional/mecklenburg-schweiz/in-dieser-stadt-fuehlen-sich-die-zemei-zich-gunich-gunsich--unsicher--unsicher--unsicher--unsicher--unsicher--unsicher--unsicher-. In a meeting of the city representatives, Mayor Axel Müller (CDU) confirmed that the city was in close exchange with the police. Nevertheless, the possibilities of improving the situation remain limited.

The crime statistics show that in Malchin the annual number of assault is constant about 75. However, there are no specific statistics for 2025. The head of the regulatory office Hannes Jähnke emphasized that Malchin is not considered a stronghold of crime, which should be a certain relief for the citizens. Nevertheless, the uncertainty remains: some cars without a license plate have been spotted, but the police have so far been unable to report confirmed thefts.

violent crime in focus

A brave witness recently put a handbag robber to escape, for which the police thanked him. The suspect, a 17-year-old man, is already known to the police and is being investigated for robbery. Nevertheless, there is concern about violent crimes, which, despite a slight decline in total crime, has increased by 1.7 % to over 5.8 million registered crimes. In 2024, according to bka.de, around 217,000 violent crimes have been the highest level since 2007.

Violent crimes make up less than 4 % of all police crimes, but have a strong impact on the feeling of security of the population. An increase of 1.5 % in violent crime since 2021 shows that the tendency towards violence in society is worrying. Possible causes, such as economic uncertainties and social stress, could have contributed to this, as well as the increased psychological stress by corona pandemic, according to the statistics.

Statistical backgrounds and tendencies

A look at the assault shows that in 2024 the number of suspects rose by 11.3 % and which of the young people rose by 3.8 %. It is striking that the proportion of young violent offenders has increased in recent years. According to statista.de, around 94 % of Germans now believe that violence and aggression against people from politics, police and emergency services are a serious problem. These developments are highlighting the need for more prevention measures and a better dialogue between authorities and citizens.

For Malchin, there is no other choice but to keep your eyes open and to actively act against uncertainty together with the police and the city administration. Citizens are called to show civil courage and not be guided by fear.