Crimes with knives in Berlin: Delay when setting up prohibition zones by 2024

Crimes with knives in Berlin: Delay when setting up prohibition zones by 2024

Berlin does not progress in setting up knife ban. A change in the police law is necessary to set up prohibition zones, but this will only be possible in the context of a future reform. The increasing numbers of individual weapons bans for alcoholics, drug addicts and mentally ill show how common knives and other weapons are in the wrong hands. Other cities such as Hamburg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Cologne have already introduced prohibition zones for knives with long blades. The federal police have already announced weekend night bans at four Berlin train stations. The balance of increased controls in these zones is positive. However, there is no specific time frame for the establishment of knife ban zones in Berlin.

The establishment of knife ban zones in Berlin could have local effects by contributing to improving security in certain areas and reducing the risk of crimes committed with knives. This could have a positive effect on the feeling of security of the residents and strengthen trust in public security. However, control in these zones could also lead to an increased presence of the police and security forces, which some citizens could possibly find stressful.

Source: According to a report by www.bz-berlin.de