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Herbert Reul (CDU) speaks during a press screening of the online interrogation. © Marius Becker/dpa
Crime rose by 3.4 percent in North Rhine-Westphalia last year. A total of 1.4 million crimes were registered, said North Rhine-Westphalia Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) on Wednesday in Düsseldorf. At the same time, the clearance rate has also climbed to its best level in 60 years. In addition, the increase in crimes was more moderate than in many other federal states.
Düsseldorf - The number of murders and attempted murders rose by 35 percent to 154 cases compared to the previous year. Overall violent crime increased by seven percent. Child sexual abuse rose by 22.6 percent to 5,065 cases. The number of drug deaths rose again by 169 to 872 people who died as a result of their drug use.
Child and juvenile crime increased by 10.8 percent to 95,300 cases. The number of shopliftings increased by 24.9 percent. The number of residential burglaries rose by almost six percent in 2023, but with a good 27,000 burglaries, it remained more than half below the peak in 2015 with more than 62,000 cases. Fraud against older people fell by 15.8 percent to 2,240 crimes. dpa