5Jena
Jena, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 in Germany · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 11,666 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 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 12 | 10.9 | 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 | 174 | 158.6 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 445 | 405.6 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 42 | 38.3 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 2,171 | 1,978.6 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 160 | 145.8 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,072 | 977 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 12 |
| Violence | 619 |
| Robbery | 42 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,171 |
| Drugs | 160 |
| Damage and public order | 1,072 |
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: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Karl-Volkmar-Stoy-Schule 160 m
- School: Lernstudio Jena 210 m
- School: Evangelische Grundschule Klaus-Peter-Hertzsch 440 m
- School: Adolf-Reichwein-Gymnasium Jena 500 m
- School: Grete-Unrein-Schule 820 m
- Bus stop: Jena Busbahnhof 40 m
- Bus stop: Jena, Busbahnhof 40 m
- Bus stop: Jena, Busbahnhof 50 m
- Railway station: Jena Paradies 120 m
- Tram or metro stop: Paradiesbahnhof 100 m
- Doctor or clinic: Praxis für Orthopädie Dr. Humbsch 20 m
- A&E: Universitätsklinikum Jena 5.4 km
- Supermarket: EDEKA 70 m
- Supermarket: Baladna (Syrien) Supermarkt Jena 120 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saale-Holzland-Kreis 6/10
- Weimar 1/10
- Weimarer Land 4/10
- Gera 1/10
- Sömmerda 6/10
- Saalfeld-Rudolstadt 5/10
- Greiz 6/10
- Erfurt 1/10
