1Kiel
Kiel, 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: 22,496 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 | 15 | 5.9 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 47 | 18.6 | 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 | 707 | 279.8 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 1,670 | 660.9 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 260 | 102.9 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 12,616 | 4,993.1 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 664 | 262.8 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,989 | 787.2 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 15 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 47 |
| Violence | 2,377 |
| Robbery | 260 |
| Theft and burglary | 12,616 |
| Drugs | 664 |
| Damage and public order | 1,989 |
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Regionales Berufsbildungszentrum Wirtschaft 40 m
- School: Hardenbergschule 400 m
- School: Ricarda-Huch-Schule 520 m
- School: Goethe-Gemeinschaftsschule Kiel 850 m
- School: Reventlouschule 850 m
- Bus stop: Rankestraße 130 m
- Bus stop: Rankestraße 180 m
- Bus stop: Nordfriedhof 220 m
- Railway station: Suchsdorf 2.5 km
- Doctor or clinic: Dr. med. W. Hunger 380 m
- A&E: Städtisches Krankenhaus Kiel 2.2 km
- Supermarket: EDEKA Baasch 220 m
- Supermarket: AZ Asia Shop 470 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Plön 9/10
- Rendsburg-Eckernförde 8/10
- Neumünster 1/10
- Ostholstein 5/10
- Schleswig-Flensburg 7/10
- Segeberg 6/10
- Steinburg 5/10
- Lübeck 1/10
