2Chemnitz
Chemnitz, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Germany · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 18,039 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by Bundeskriminalamt (PKS) (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder, manslaughter and killing on request | 6 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 25 | 10.2 | 17 |
| PKS key 111000: only the especially serious cases (sections 177 and 178 of the Criminal Code), not all sexual offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Dangerous and serious assault | 762 | 310.2 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 1,469 | 598.1 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 281 | 114.4 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 7,113 | 2,896 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 721 | 293.5 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 2,982 | 1,214.1 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 6 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 25 |
| Violence | 2,231 |
| Robbery | 281 |
| Theft and burglary | 7,113 |
| Drugs | 721 |
| Damage and public order | 2,982 |
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Chemnitzer Schulmodell 290 m
- School: Valentina-Tereschkowa-Grundschule 620 m
- School: Gebrüder Grimm Grundschule 910 m
- School: Förderzentrum "Georg Götz" 1.1 km
- School: Musikschule Chemnitz 1.1 km
- Bus stop: Treffurthstraße 390 m
- Railway station: Chemnitz Mitte 620 m
- Tram or metro stop: Parkstraße 220 m
- Doctor or clinic: Dipl.-med. Anne Uhlich 410 m
- A&E: Zeisigwaldkliniken Bethanien Chemnitz 4.1 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 580 m
- Supermarket: EDEKA 690 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Mittelsachsen 8/10
- Erzgebirgskreis 9/10
- Zwickau 4/10
- Leipzig (Landkreis) 6/10
- Meißen 7/10
- Vogtlandkreis 5/10
- Dresden 2/10
- Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 8/10
