The year 2023 was an extraordinary year characterized by uncertainty and tension. The war in Ukraine is now in its second year and another conflict that has been smouldering in our society for a long time is breaking out in Israel with the Hamas attack. At the same time, inflation in Germany remains at a high level, the cost of living is rising steadily and general wage levels are falling behind.
All of these uncertainties and events also had an impact on the local crime trend at the Düren police station. In 2023, 17,236 crimes were registered in the district of Düren. Compared to the previous year, this is 487 fewer crimes. The clearance rate, on the other hand, rose by 2.13% to 51.97% last year.
This corresponds to the pre-corona level of 2019. 2023 saw nine crimes against life. These were fully cleared up, increasing the clearance rate to 100%.
The development of crimes against sexual self-determination is less pleasing. Although the continuous rise in the number of cases in this area of crime over the last six years from 412 cases to 341 cases has been interrupted, they are still at a high level.