8Kassel (Landkreis)
Kassel (Landkreis), Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 in Germany · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 7,352 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 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 39 | 16.9 | 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 | 215 | 93 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 744 | 322 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 32 | 13.8 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 2,340 | 1,012.7 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 129 | 55.8 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 925 | 400.3 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 5 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 39 |
| Violence | 959 |
| Robbery | 32 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,340 |
| Drugs | 129 |
| Damage and public order | 925 |
Questions about crime in Kassel (Landkreis)
- Is Kassel (Landkreis) safe?
- Kassel (Landkreis): Safety 8 out of 10 (Low crime). Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Kassel (Landkreis)?
- Kassel (Landkreis): Weighted crime: 7,352 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Kassel (Landkreis)?
- Recorded homicides in Kassel (Landkreis) (2025): 5.
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Mittelpunktschule Wilhelmsthal 1.7 km
- School: Aero Fallschirmsport GmbH 2.0 km
- Bus stop: Am Tower 210 m
- Bus stop: Görlitzer Straße 380 m
- Bus stop: Görlitzer Straße 390 m
- Railway station: Grebenstein 4.1 km
- Doctor or clinic: Angelika Schulze 960 m
- A&E: Lungenfachklinik Immenhausen 6.0 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 390 m
- Supermarket: Edeka Eckert 470 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Kassel 1/10
- Waldeck-Frankenberg 7/10
- Werra-Meißner-Kreis 6/10
- Schwalm-Eder-Kreis 8/10
- Hersfeld-Rotenburg 8/10
- Marburg-Biedenkopf 5/10
- Vogelsbergkreis 7/10
- Fulda 8/10
