Crime statistics - Ministry: More attacks on police officers
20,163 police officers were victims of violence in NRW in 2022. That was 10.9 percent more than in 2021, according to the Ministry of the Interior in response to an inquiry. Nevertheless, almost every perpetrator was caught.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, the clear-up rate in 2022 was 98.6% (2021: 97.7%). The number of suspects identified rose by 8.6% to 7329 people. Figures for the year just ended are not yet available.
The "inhibition threshold for attacking and injuring people in uniform" has fallen steadily, Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) told the German Press Agency. "This is unacceptable." It is good that "we solve almost every case", said Reul.
The minister emphasized: "We need more respect for others and consistent punishment for those who do not play by the rules. Behind every uniform is a person."
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- The crime statistics for North Rhine-Westphalia showed a 10.9% increase in attacks on police officers in 2022, reaching a total of 20,163 incidents, as per the latest statistics released by the Ministry.
- Despite the rise in criminality, Düsseldorf's police force managed an impressive 98.6% clear-up rate in 2022, up from 97.7% in 2021, as revealed in the NRW crime statistics by the Ministry of the Interior.
- The Minister for the Interior, Herbert Reul, expressed concern over the fall in the "inhibition threshold for attacking and injuring people in uniform," stating that such behavior is "unacceptable" and calling for more respect and consistent punishment.
Source: www.stern.de
