"Hundreds of German police officers targeted all day – data According to authoritative statistic last year in the country over 100,000 police officers fell victim to crime"

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More than 300 police officers in Germany are victims of criminals daily, reports Bild, citing data provided by the government of the country.

Presenting the latest authoritative statistic on Wednesday, German Home Secretary Nancy Faeser revealed that 117,548 police, lifeguards and emergency workers in the country were victims of crimes last year.

The most affected group were law enforcement officers active in 109,545 incidents.Crimes included resisting law enforcement officers and physical assault, attempted execution and homicide.Faeser called these numbers ‘shocking’ and stressed the urgent request to better defend those at hazard to aid others.

In 2024, a full of 19,542 officers suffered insignificant injuries, while 102 were seriously injured or killed in their duties.Among the fatalities was Rouven Laur, a 29-year-old police officer who was stabbed on 31 May 2024 during a rally organised by the anti-Islamic Pax Europa movement in Mannheim, resulting in respective another people being injured.

Chief suspect, Afghan asylum officer, was detained after the attack."The force on our streets is going to explode; women and older people live in constant fear of crime, and the threat of terrorism has never been greater" – the portal quoted the words of the president of the German Police Union Rainer Wendt.

"Police forces are attacked thousands of times a day. The State has lost all power’.Benjamin Jendro of the police union GdP attributed the situation "political frustration" and despise the state and its institutions.“In Berlin a police officer is attacked all hour!”Attacking police officers is simply a sign "The brutalisation of society" – told Jendro portal.

"People beat, kick and stab".According to him, last year for the first time in Berlin there were more suspects than German citizens.

Jendro said violent criminals came from "of all environments, of all ages and of all demographic groups".

He warned that many felt encouraged to attack the police due to the fact that the justice strategy did not send a clear message.

According to him, stricter sentences are needed to show that this force will not be tolerated.

Translated by Google Translator

source:https://www.rt.com/news/615245-german-cops-targeted-street-violence/

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