Because of Corona, meetings in large groups were banned for months.
Young people sometimes met secretly in parks.
People still like to party outside.
Is that why there is also an increase in crime?
Hanover - Although discos and clubs have reopened, many young people in the north still party and drink outside on weekends.
Even before the corona pandemic, the Linden district around Limmerstraße was a popular meeting place in Hanover.
Groups of young people are here mainly on Fridays and Saturdays.
In mid-September, an argument escalated on Sunday night - four men were injured in a knife attack.
A week ago, a 15-year-old allegedly tried to set a young woman on fire with hairspray and a lighter.
Is the violence escalating on the party mile?
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According to their own statements, the police in Hanover take every crime very seriously, but do not see any problems with the vast majority of those celebrating. If a large number of young people were in Linden at night on the weekend, most of the police operations were due to "disorderly conditions and disturbances of the peace," as the officials said. Criminal offenses such as robbery, threats, bodily harm, property damage or drug offenses would therefore be in the single-digit or lower double-digit range in the area per month. A police spokesman said there is currently no upward trend in any offense.
In Bremen, too, sprawling parties, fights and robbery in the district and on the Osterdeich had become known in late summer. On the night of September 26, for example, the police had to go on more than 200 missions. "In the meantime it has become quieter due to the weather," said a police spokesman. The different groups of partygoers spread out more because the discos were open again. The officials are in the popular areas, where a lot of alcohol is drunk outside, but are still particularly present on weekends.
The police union speaks of a tendency for people to meet more on the street, in parks and in public places. The nature of the criminal offenses does not necessarily have to change, but they are more conspicuous and move much closer to bystanders, said the Lower Saxony state chief Dietmar Schilff: “This is problematic because people no longer feel safe on their own doorstep . “The police react with more presence at known conflict points.
According to the Lower Saxony Association of Towns and Municipalities, escalations would occur at meetings in the open air, especially in large cities.
“In such cases, you will certainly have to think carefully about what measures you can take on site.
Perhaps alcohol bans can also help, ”said Marco Mensen from the Association of Towns and Municipalities.
dpa