1Dortmund
Dortmund, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Germany · 6/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 24,841 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 | 30 | 5 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 152 | 25.2 | 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 | 2,618 | 433.8 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 5,078 | 841.5 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 745 | 123.5 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 25,474 | 4,221.3 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 2,101 | 348.2 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 5,794 | 960.1 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 30 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 152 |
| Violence | 7,696 |
| Robbery | 745 |
| Theft and burglary | 25,474 |
| Drugs | 2,101 |
| Damage and public order | 5,794 |
Questions about crime in Dortmund
- Is Dortmund safe?
- Dortmund: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Dortmund?
- Dortmund: Weighted crime: 24,841 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Dortmund?
- Recorded homicides in Dortmund (2025): 30.
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: Abendgymnasium/Weiterbildungskolleg der Stadt Dortmund 490 m
- School: Peter-Vischer-Grundschule 500 m
- School: Max–von–der–Grün Abendrealschule 670 m
- School: Schulzentrum Kreuzstraße 670 m
- School: Petri-Grundschule 710 m
- Bus stop: Möllerbrücke 90 m
- Bus stop: Möllerbrücke 110 m
- Bus stop: Steubenstraße 360 m
- Railway station: Dortmund Möllerbrücke 190 m
- Tram or metro stop: Unionstraße 600 m
- Doctor or clinic: Brockmann 240 m
- A&E: Städtische Kliniken 600 m
- Supermarket: REWE 60 m
- Supermarket: EDEKA 130 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Bochum 2/10
- Herne 2/10
- Hagen 2/10
- Unna 4/10
- Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 5/10
- Gelsenkirchen 1/10
- Recklinghausen 3/10
- Essen 2/10
