Stricter controls: Police are fighting violence at Berlin's train stations!

Stricter controls: Police are fighting violence at Berlin's train stations!

Berlin, Deutschland - The Federal Police Directorate Berlin issued a temporary order to order on June 13, 2025, which is specifically against violent crimes on rail systems. This measure requires to refrain from carrying dangerous objects, especially impact or stab weapons. The scope of the controls in the first two weeks is significant: 1,973 people have been checked, with a total of 160 dangerous items to ensure 136 of them. This information comes from a report by News.de .

The violations identified so far are alarming. A total of 79 violations of the prohibition order and 46 violations of the weapons law were registered. The federal police documented, among other things, to carry 81 different knives, 36 irritants, 22 tools and 12 cutting weapons. In addition, 219 other crimes appeared during the controls, including 44 violent crimes, 42 residence offenses and 34 narcotics offenses. These figures illustrate the urgency of the measures that apply by June 30, 2025, 4 a.m.

weapons ban at train stations

Carrying weapons and dangerous objects at various Berlin train stations has not only been an issue since this decision. A similar prohibition has already been made since March 7, 2025, which targeted knives, firearms and various other dangerous objects. According to rbb24 this prohibition applies daily from 2 to 4 a.m. Alexanderplatz.

The federal police have determined a worrying increase in violent crimes on rail facilities in recent years. In 2024, the number of violent offenses increased by over six percent compared to the previous year. There is even an increase of almost 50 percent compared to 2019. In addition to the train stations, the focus of the current measures is also special prohibition zones in Berlin, such as the Görlitzer Park and the Kottbusser Tor, where the carrying of weapons has been prohibited since February.

safe train stations through reinforced controls

The intensive controls and the ban on carrying out dangerous objects aim to increase security at the train stations. The federal police not only have a look at the ban on the ban, but will continue to pursue violations that can be punished with fines. The main train station, Zoological Garden, Friedrichstrasse, Alexanderplatz, Gesundbrunnen, Spandau, Ostbahnhof, Warschauer Straße, Ostkreuz, Lichtenberg, Neukölln and Südkreuz.

The results of the controls underline the need for these measures. With 255 searchers, 22 open arrest warrants were carried out in a short time. The Federal Police thus have an actual effect in their endeavor to ensure security in local public transport and to put an end to increasing violence.