5Dithmarschen
Dithmarschen, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 in Germany · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 11,532 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 | 7.5 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 27 | 20.2 | 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 | 176 | 131.9 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 634 | 475 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 28 | 21 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 2,183 | 1,635.7 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 135 | 101.2 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 890 | 666.9 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 10 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 27 |
| Violence | 810 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,183 |
| Drugs | 135 |
| Damage and public order | 890 |
Living
2/10 Living 2 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 2.9 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 5/10
Nearest places
- Doctor or clinic: Hausarztpraxis Hemmingstedt 3.2 km
- A&E: Westküstenklinikum Heide 7.9 km
- Supermarket: Tante Enso Hemmingstedt 3.4 km
- Supermarket: Netto Marken-Discount 5.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Steinburg 5/10
- Rendsburg-Eckernförde 8/10
- Nordfriesland 5/10
- Schleswig-Flensburg 7/10
- Neumünster 1/10
- Pinneberg 4/10
- Segeberg 6/10
- Kiel 1/10
