2Dessau-Roßlau
Dessau-Roßlau, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Germany · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 18,445 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 | 5 | 6.6 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 12 | 15.9 | 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 | 191 | 253.3 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 622 | 824.9 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 49 | 65 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 1,785 | 2,367.3 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 151 | 200.3 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 774 | 1,026.5 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 5 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 12 |
| Violence | 813 |
| Robbery | 49 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,785 |
| Drugs | 151 |
| Damage and public order | 774 |
Questions about crime in Dessau-Roßlau
- Is Dessau-Roßlau safe?
- Dessau-Roßlau: Safety 2 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Dessau-Roßlau?
- Dessau-Roßlau: Weighted crime: 18,445 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Dessau-Roßlau?
- Recorded homicides in Dessau-Roßlau (2025): 5.
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School 460 m
- School: Grundschule Ziebigk 980 m
- School 1.0 km
- School: Evangelische Grundschule Dessau 1.8 km
- Bus stop: Mühlweg 350 m
- Bus stop: Mühlweg 370 m
- Railway station: Dessau Hauptbahnhof 1.8 km
- Tram or metro stop: Hauptbahnhof 1.8 km
- Doctor or clinic: Yasmin Lorenz 600 m
- A&E: Städtisches Klinikum Dessau - Standort Gropiusallee 1.7 km
- Supermarket: Netto 610 m
- Supermarket: Netto Marken-Discount 680 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Anhalt-Bitterfeld 3/10
- Wittenberg 4/10
- Salzlandkreis 3/10
- Halle (Saale) 1/10
- Magdeburg 1/10
- Jerichower Land 3/10
- Saalekreis 3/10
- Mansfeld-Südharz 4/10
