6Merzig-Wadern
Merzig-Wadern, Germany: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 in Germany · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 400 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 9,519 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 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
| PKS cases: attempts are included. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape and sexual assault, especially serious cases | 13 | 12 | 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 | 146 | 134.2 | 185.2 |
| Common assault | 478 | 439.4 | 516.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery, including robbery of drivers | 15 | 13.8 | 47.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 1,361 | 1,251.2 | 2,155.7 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 127 | 116.8 | 192.2 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 559 | 513.9 | 649.7 |
Source: Bundeskriminalamt (PKS), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 13 |
| Violence | 624 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,361 |
| Drugs | 127 |
| Damage and public order | 559 |
Living
4/10 Living 4 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 4.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- Railway station: Mettlach 2.6 km
- Doctor or clinic: Rüdiger Guß 2.3 km
- A&E: Klinikum Merzig 3.5 km
- Supermarket: Aldi Süd 1.9 km
- Supermarket: Wasgau 1.9 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saarlouis 5/10
- Regionalverband Saarbrücken 2/10
- Neunkirchen 4/10
- St. Wendel 7/10
- Saarpfalz-Kreis 6/10
