Lower Franconia. The security record for 2021 shows that people in Lower Franconia can live safely and feel safe. Once again, the police were able to clear up three out of four crimes with a clear-up rate of 72.1 percent. While 47,831 criminal offenses in 2020 already represented a historically low crime rate, last year’s figure was 41,142, a further 14 percent fewer.
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After a negative record of 134 million euros in total damage last year, the Lower Franconia police were able to present a record low with damage of 48 million euros. According to the police, prevention work, such as the “Put up” campaign, is also having an effect here. With “Hang up” the police informs about the phenomenon of cheating grandchildren and false police officers and gives tips on how to behave.
safety indicator
The positive development is also reflected in the so-called frequency number. The frequency number indicates how many crimes are committed per 100,000 inhabitants and is therefore an indicator of the security in a region. In Lower Franconia, this figure has fallen to an all-time low with 3,123 (2020: 3,630) offences.
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A look at the cities of Aschaffenburg, Schweinfurt and Würzburg also shows a significant drop in the number of cases between 15 and 21 percent and makes it clear that people in Lower Franconia live safely in urban and rural areas. Pleasing results were also achieved in rural areas, with declines of up to 21.2 percent.
The corona pandemic that was shaping the year 2021 undoubtedly had a major impact on the significantly reduced number of cases. After a historic low in 2020, there was a further reduction in burglaries by 41.9 percent to 190 cases last year. Contrary to the fears that are often expressed that domestic violence will increase due to the stress caused by the pandemic, the statistics for 2021 show a decrease of 174 cases of domestic violence.
Very steep climb
In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in criminal offenses in connection with the distribution of pornographic writings and especially the distribution of child pornography. While 263 cases of the distribution of pornographic writings were reported in 2019, the figure had risen to 635 last year. In many cases, it is the thoughtless distribution of pornography by children and young people via popular messenger services that leads to criminal prosecution. The aim of the “Your smartphone, your decision!” campaign is to raise awareness among students, parents and teachers and to protect children and young people who are particularly at risk from such content.
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established working groups
Against the background of the significant increase in the number of cases, the police headquarters in Lower Franconia set up child pornography working groups at the three criminal police departments. Since July 1, 2021, six officers each in Aschaffenburg and Schweinfurt and eight officers in Würzburg have focused on all offenses related to the possession and distribution of child and youth pornography.
The trend of criminals using the Internet for their crimes continues unabated and has led to an increase in the number of cases for the past three years. Almost half of the cases involve fraud, followed by offenses against sexual self-determination. In 2021, the number of cyber crimes rose again by 13.7 percent to 2,281 offences.
Another focus remains the fight against drug-related crime. The number of drug offenses decreased significantly to 4572 offenses and represents the strongest decrease in ten years educate about addictive substances.
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