New Year's Eve in Berlin: Police are planning a large contingent for more security!

New Year's Eve in Berlin: Police are planning a large contingent for more security!

On New Year's Eve 2024, the police in Berlin are again planning a massive use to ensure security and minimize disorders. After the experiences of the turn of the year 2022/2023, which was characterized by violent incidents, the concept for this year's New Year's Eve will be based on proven strategies. State Secretary Christian Hochgrebe (SPD) announced that around 3,000 police officers and 1,500 forces from the fire brigade, the technical relief organization and other organizations will be deployed. Three fireplace zones are also planned in sensitive areas such as Alexanderplatz and Sonnenallee to prevent pyrotechnic abuse and to prevent violence preventively, such as rbb24 reported.

In addition, the police announced targeted measures against threats, which should take effect on December 28th before the start of sales of fireworks. Particular attention is paid again, which are known as focal points for criminal offenses. Police President Barbara Slovik Meisel made it clear that any attacks on emergency services are punished with rigorous legal consequences. Already in the past year there were significant success in ensuring public order, which also shows in the balance sheet of over 300 arrests during the New Year's Eve 2023/2024, without injuries to the rescue workers, as the Senator Iris Spranger noted in her preliminary balance sheet href = "https://www.berlin.de/sen/innes/pressemitteilungen/2024/Pressemageilung.1400719.php"> berlin.de reported.

immediate measures against violence

The authorities emphasize that despite the increased security due to police presence on New Year's Eve, the social causes of violence must not be ignored. In preparations in particular, special emphasis was placed on prevention. As Iris Spranger emphasized, the cohesion of the emergency services and preventive planning is crucial to ensure security for him and the citizens. While the police mastered around 1,598 missions on New Year's Eve, the additional challenges were met by attack incidents on emergency services in order to create a safe environment for everyone involved. The fight against violence is also accompanied by an integrative approach of the authorities in order to find long -term solutions beyond repressive measures.