4Gotha
Gotha, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in Germany · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 12,249 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 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 6 | 4.4 | 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 | 299 | 220.1 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 632 | 465.3 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 58 | 42.7 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 2,295 | 1,689.5 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 270 | 198.8 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,115 | 820.8 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 5 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 6 |
| Violence | 931 |
| Robbery | 58 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,295 |
| Drugs | 270 |
| Damage and public order | 1,115 |
Living
4/10 Living 4 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 4.2 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- Railway station: Gotha 2.7 km
- Doctor or clinic: Gastroenterologische Praxis 2.5 km
- A&E: Helios Klinikum Gotha 2.8 km
- Supermarket: HERKULES Ecenter 1.4 km
- Supermarket: Nahkauf 2.5 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Erfurt 1/10
- Ilm-Kreis 4/10
- Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 3/10
- Suhl 1/10
- Wartburgkreis 6/10
- Weimarer Land 4/10
- Schmalkalden-Meiningen 6/10
- Sömmerda 6/10
