More than 980 knife-related offenses and some 2,200 sex crimes were registered at train stations and in trains across Germany in 2025, according to a report from the weekly Bild am Sonntag newspaper that cites federal police figures.

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    10 hours ago

    I thought the same. Also how many of these offences are connected to drugs, since in most cities the area in and around a central station is where the hotspots for homeless people and drug markets are. And let’s not forget that the police has massively increased their presence in train stations in major cities. A couple of years ago they maybe had a police station nearby where you could go to, nowadays you see them patrolling major train stations regularly. No wonder they catch more crime if they patrol more instead of sitting in the station until someone comes to them.