1Cottbus
Cottbus, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in Germany · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 21,158 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 | 3 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 21 | 22.1 | 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 | 290 | 304.9 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 681 | 715.9 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 103 | 108.3 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 3,584 | 3,767.8 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 216 | 227.1 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,272 | 1,337.2 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 21 |
| Violence | 971 |
| Robbery | 103 |
| Theft and burglary | 3,584 |
| Drugs | 216 |
| Damage and public order | 1,272 |
Questions about crime in Cottbus
- Is Cottbus safe?
- Cottbus: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Cottbus?
- Cottbus: Weighted crime: 21,158 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Cottbus?
- Recorded homicides in Cottbus (2025): 3.
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: Kompetenzzentrum für Nachhaltiges Bauen Cottbus (KOMZET) 1.4 km
- School: Umweltschule Dissenchen 1.9 km
- Bus stop: Merzdorf Tranitzfließ 320 m
- Bus stop: Hammergrabensiedlung 330 m
- Bus stop: Hammergrabensiedlung 370 m
- Railway station: Cottbus-Merzdorf - Chóśebuz-Žylowk 1.1 km
- Doctor or clinic: Dr. med. Betty Ritter 330 m
- A&E: Medizinische Universität Lausitz – Carl Thiem 5.5 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 1.8 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 2.3 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Spree-Neiße 5/10
- Oberspreewald-Lausitz 5/10
- Dahme-Spreewald 5/10
- Oder-Spree 5/10
- Frankfurt (Oder) 2/10
- Elbe-Elster 7/10
- Teltow-Fläming 5/10
- Märkisch-Oderland 6/10
