Kreuzberg in sight: knife bans should provide more security
Kreuzberg in sight: knife bans should provide more security
The Görlitzer Park and the Kottbusser Tor in Kreuzberg will in future be the focus of security measures. In view of the increasing violence and drug crime in these popular residence, the Berlin Senate has decided to introduce so-called knife prohibition zones. This measure is due to several incidents of knife power, which have been documented in the two areas in the past few months. Reports from Berlin Live According to the police, the areas have long identified the areas as focal points.
Fast implementation of the prohibition zones
The Inner State Secretary Christian Hochgrebe (SPD) announced that the prohibition zones should come into force "promptly", including the subway stations Kottbuser Tor and Görlitz train station. Existing laws already prohibit the handling of certain knife types such as jumping knives or butterflytricers, but the new regulations should enable the police to control knives regardless of concrete suspicions. In the event of violations, police president Barbara Slovik explained. The measures should not only have a preventive effect, but also have immediate consequences for knife carriers, such as reported.
In addition, a "coordination office knife" will be set up from January, which is intended to collect specific information about knife offenses and their perpetrators. The police are pleased about the desired changes: "The measures should be clearly noticeable," said Hochgrebe. Experts point out that the number of crimes committed with knives has increased steadily in recent years - according to official statistics, there were already over 3,400 incidents, an alarming development that requires a clear answer from the security authorities.
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