Violence at schools in Rhineland-Palatinate increased in 2023 compared to the previous year. However, damage to property, insults and trespassing as well as theft decreased.
A total of 3,247 crimes in connection with schools or school buildings were recorded. This includes bodily harm, which was recorded 996 times (2022: 905). Threats were recorded 246 times in police crime statistics. Robbery and extortion were counted 37 times (plus 27) and coercion was reported 30 times.