Routine police operations conducted at refugee centers, amounting to over a thousand times per month
In the first half of 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, has seen a significant number of police interventions in refugee accommodations. According to official records, there were 6,797 interventions in total, averaging more than 1,100 per month.
The highest number of interventions occurred in May, with 1,148 incidents, followed closely by April and June with 1,140 and 1,084 interventions respectively. February and January also saw high numbers with 1,062 and 1,156 interventions respectively.
The affected accommodations were primarily in cities like Neuss, Münster, Soest, Weeze, and Bonn. These interventions involved a wide range of offenses, including drug trafficking, theft, extortion, counterfeiting, knife fights, sexual crimes, weapons offenses, and homicides.
Markus Wagner, the interior policy spokesman for the AfD faction in the NRW state parliament, has expressed concern over the high number of interventions, stating that it is evidence of a state failure. Wagner argues that not every migrant is criminal, but the government cannot deny the reality of high levels of potential criminal offenses by alleged asylum seekers.
The AfD, a political party critical of immigration and refugee policies, has long advocated for stricter measures. Wagner's call for the deportation of criminal asylum seekers echoes the party's stance on immigration and refugee issues.
However, the state government has stated that the high number of interventions does not necessarily indicate criminal behavior. It is important to note that the specific number of interventions in each month from January to June 2025 was provided, but data for Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, for the period from 2024 to 2025 could not be found without direct access to local police reports or governmental agencies responsible for refugee affairs.
For more detailed statistics or related offenses, it is recommended to contact the Düsseldorf Police Department, the North Rhine-Westphalia State Government, or local or national refugee organizations. Additionally, reports from local news outlets or academic research papers focusing on refugee issues in North Rhine-Westphalia may provide further insights.
- The ongoing high number of interventions in North Rhine-Westphalia's refugee accommodations, particularly in regulatory and legislative matters, necessitates discussion in the realm of policy-and-legislation and general-news.
- This escalating crisis in crime-and-justice within these accommodations has sparked political debates, with figures like Markus Wagner from the AfD pushing for stricter policy changes and the deportation of convicted asylum seekers.
