3Göttingen
Göttingen, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in Germany · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 13,987 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 | 10 | 3 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 64 | 19.5 | 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 | 655 | 199.7 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 1,688 | 514.6 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 142 | 43.3 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 7,775 | 2,370.2 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 674 | 205.5 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 2,137 | 651.5 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 10 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 64 |
| Violence | 2,343 |
| Robbery | 142 |
| Theft and burglary | 7,775 |
| Drugs | 674 |
| Damage and public order | 2,137 |
Living
3/10 Living 3 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 3.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- Doctor or clinic: Fußpflege Walter 1.0 km
- A&E: Evangelisches Krankenhaus Weende 5.5 km
- Supermarket: Edeka 2.3 km
- Supermarket: Herwig's Hofladen 3.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Northeim 5/10
- Goslar 3/10
- Holzminden 5/10
- Hildesheim 4/10
- Salzgitter 3/10
- Hameln-Pyrmont 5/10
- Wolfenbüttel 8/10
- Peine 5/10
