1Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern, 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: 24,666 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 | 2 | 2 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 32 | 31.9 | 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 | 357 | 355.5 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 1,160 | 1,155.1 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 84 | 83.6 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 2,959 | 2,946.4 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 546 | 543.7 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,079 | 1,074.4 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 32 |
| Violence | 1,517 |
| Robbery | 84 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,959 |
| Drugs | 546 |
| Damage and public order | 1,079 |
Questions about crime in Kaiserslautern
- Is Kaiserslautern safe?
- Kaiserslautern: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Kaiserslautern?
- Kaiserslautern: Weighted crime: 24,666 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Kaiserslautern?
- Recorded homicides in Kaiserslautern (2025): 2.
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium 230 m
- School: Pestalozzischule 450 m
- School: Betzenberg Grundschule 1.2 km
- School: Paul-Münch-Schule 1.6 km
- School: Röhmschule 1.7 km
- Bus stop: Heinrich-Heine Gymnasium 200 m
- Bus stop: Hermann-Löns-Straße 280 m
- Bus stop: Hermann-Löns-Straße 310 m
- Railway station: Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof 1.1 km
- Doctor or clinic: Dr. Fröhlich 390 m
- A&E: Westpfalz-Klinikum 1.7 km
- Supermarket: Aldi Süd 850 m
- Supermarket: EDEKA 890 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Kaiserslautern (Landkreis) 7/10
- Südwestpfalz 10/10
- Kusel 7/10
- Bad Dürkheim 5/10
- Donnersbergkreis 6/10
- Neustadt an der Weinstraße 3/10
- Pirmasens 2/10
- Südliche Weinstraße 8/10
