Brutal fight on Neukölln playground: injured person in attack!

Brutal fight on Neukölln playground: injured person in attack!

In the night of Tuesday, June 11, 2025, there was a serious incident on a playground on Karl-Marx-Straße corner of Weichselstraße in Berlin-Neukölln, which illustrates the tension in the city's youth crime. According to [BZ Berlin] (https://www.bz-berlin.de/polizei/pruegelei-spielplatz-pielplatz- Neukoelln), an 18-year-old, his friend and another 18-year-old gathered with several attackers to meet an meeting to clarify old disputes. This meeting quickly escalated.

A involved sprayed gas in the face of his rival. Thereupon a companion of the attacker intervened with a truncheon and heavily attacked the 18-year-olds already lying on the ground by struck him on the head and back. The victim's friend tried to help and was also injured with the truck. In the meantime, another attacker pulled out a shotgun and aimed several times on those affected. In order to put on the crown, a Molotow cocktail was thrown, but it missed his goal. Then the attackers fled towards Reuterstrasse.

after -effects and investigations

The seriously injured 18-year-old was taken to the hospital by rescue workers. He filed a complaint for dangerous bodily harm. The criminal police have initiated investigations and a Molotow cocktail was ensured as evidence.

This incident is not isolated. Already in the morning of the same day there was a similar incident at a high school in Friedenau. [Berlin.de] (https://www.berlin.de/polizei reports/2025/Pressemage department. 1526654.php) reports that a 15-year-old sprayed into the face of the same age after a dispute with the attacker's sister. The contra-stimulus throttle also had to be treated on an outpatient basis, and eleven other students suffered from breathing difficulties. The attacker was visited by the police at his residential address.

increasing youth crime as a worrying phenomenon

The incidents throw a shadow on the current Situation of youth crime in Germany, which reached a maximum of 13,800 cases in 2024-more than twice as high as in 2016. According to [Statista] (https://de.statista.com/themen/8074/ youth criminality-in-in- deutschland/) 17 years and adolescents between the ages of 18 and 20. Due to psychological stress by corona measures and special risk factors for those seeking protection, an increase in youth violence is determined.

Another interesting observation is that youth crime is predominantly male, with almost three quarters of the young suspects being male in 2024. A decline in the number of young suspects has been recorded in recent years, but the problem of potential violence has remained a central topic among young people. The discussion about possible measures to prevent violence and effective prevention in youth welfare is intensively.