A total of 1.4 million crimes were registered in North Rhine-Westphalia last year. The number of murders and attempted murders rose by 35 percent to 154 cases.

Child sexual abuse rose by 22.6 percent to 5,065 cases. Fraud against older people fell by 15.8 percent to 2,240 crimes in NRW in 2023.. As of: April 3, 2024, 11:06 a.m CommentsPressSplit Herbert Reul (CDU) speaks during a press screening of the online interrogation.