1Kassel
Kassel, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Germany · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 23,677 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 | 18 | 9.1 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 71 | 36 | 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 | 736 | 373.2 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 1,538 | 779.8 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 177 | 89.7 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 7,716 | 3,912.2 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 1,095 | 555.2 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,700 | 861.9 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 18 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 71 |
| Violence | 2,274 |
| Robbery | 177 |
| Theft and burglary | 7,716 |
| Drugs | 1,095 |
| Damage and public order | 1,700 |
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 10.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School 400 m
- School: Heinrich-Schütz-Schule 550 m
- School: SIS Swiss International School 690 m
- School: Evangelisches Fröbelseminar 740 m
- School: Rudolf-Steiner-Institut 870 m
- Bus stop: Virchowstraße 170 m
- Bus stop: Pettenkoferstraße 200 m
- Bus stop: Virchowstraße 220 m
- Railway station: Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe 500 m
- Tram or metro stop: Rotes Kreuz 390 m
- Doctor or clinic: Ambulantes Herzzentrum 130 m
- A&E: Helios Kliniken Kassel 260 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 280 m
- Supermarket: Edeka 580 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Kassel (Landkreis) 8/10
- Schwalm-Eder-Kreis 8/10
- Werra-Meißner-Kreis 6/10
- Waldeck-Frankenberg 7/10
- Hersfeld-Rotenburg 8/10
- Marburg-Biedenkopf 5/10
- Vogelsbergkreis 7/10
- Fulda 8/10
