Crime statistics - By the end of June, 2151 emergency services personnel were victims of violence
In the first half of 2023, 2151 emergency services were recorded as victims of violent crimes in Rhineland-Palatinate. This was announced by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of the Interior at the request of the German Press Agency. Police officers were by far the most frequently affected, with 2023 victims. In the first six months, 16 victims were recorded among firefighters and 112 among other emergency services.
The figures are part of the police crime statistics, it said. They are therefore victims of investigations that were concluded during this period. The time of the crime could also be before 2023. According to the police crime statistics, around 4,600 emergency services were victims of violence in 2022 as a whole.
At the turn of the year 2022/23, attacks on emergency services in Germany caused a stir. In Rhineland-Palatinate, for example, firecrackers and rockets were thrown or shot in the direction of police officers in Koblenz-Neuendorf. Patrol cars were damaged and several garbage containers were set on fire.
In Betzdorf in the Altenkirchen district, a New Year's Eve rocket was also fired at the police station. It exploded directly at a glass door - apparently without causing any damage.
According to the Ministry of the Interior at the time, around 500 officers were involved in ensuring security in Rhineland-Palatinate last New Year's Eve. Overall, the emergency services drew a positive balance about a year ago and spoke of a calm and mostly peaceful turn of the year.
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The German Press Agency requested data from the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of the Interior regarding violent crimes against emergency services personnel. The Crime statistics for the first half of 2023 revealed that 2151 emergency service personnel were victims, with 2023 incidents against police officers. At the turn of the year, emergency services in Koblenz-Neuendorf and Betzdorf faced attacks, including firecrackers and rockets thrown at police officers and a rocket exploding at a police station. To ensure security during New Year's Eve, around 500 officers were deployed in Rhineland-Palatinate. Despite these incidents, the emergency services reported a calm and mostly peaceful turn of the year in 2022.
The city of Coblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate and the operational force of the police were also mentioned in the context of these incidents. Additionally, the impact on aid organizations was not explicitly covered in the text, but it's important to note that they would also be part of the broader emergency services ecosystem, often involved in providing aid and assistance during such incidents. The Rhineland-Palatinate region, as well as Mainz, were also mentioned as locations where emergency services became victims of violent crimes.
Source: www.stern.de
