Berlin – It happens everywhere, but usually remains unspoken. On the street, at home, on the internet: violence against women is unfortunately everyday life in Germany. A new situation analysis by the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) reveals how dramatic the dimensions are.
Last year, 187,128 women and girls were victims of domestic violence – an increase of 3.5 percent compared to the previous year (2023: 180,715). Women between the ages of 30 and 60 are particularly affected (54.9%). “Domestic violence includes all forms of physical, sexual or psychological violence,” is how the BKA defines the acts in the study. The number of suspects rose to 152,812 people (+3.2 percent).
The raw numbers cannot express how every single woman affected by violence feels. Most of the time, the victims remain silent – out of fear of being judged or of what might happen to them.
BILD documents the cruel cases of violence and femicide.
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Son (16) attacks mother – suspected attempted murder
In Düsseldorf-Rath, a 49-year-old woman was critically injured after a brutal attack in her apartment. The police, fire brigade and rescue service went on a large-scale operation at Rather Kreuzweg on Wednesday afternoon around 4 p.m. A witness reported a physical altercation.
The emergency services arrested a 16-year-old suspect on site – according to BILD information, it is said to be the woman’s son. The injured person received emergency medical care and was taken to an intensive care unit.
Read the entire report on the Attack in Düsseldorf and the serious suspicion against the son.
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After femicide: public prosecutor files charges
Because he is said to have killed his wife, the Freiburg public prosecutor’s office has brought charges of manslaughter against a 47-year-old man. He is accused of killing his victim with numerous knife stabs in the chest in Müllheim in southern Baden in June. The 43-year-old, mother of seven children, succumbed to her serious injuries on site.
Read more about the case here.
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Man almost runs over his partner
A 22-year-old man almost ran over his partner on Boxing Day after an argument in the parking lot of a thermal spa in the Euskirchen district (North Rhine-Westphalia). According to the police, he snatched the 26-year-old’s car keys and raced her car across the area until the car came to a stop in bushes. The man was drunk and driving without a driver’s license. The police are investigating.
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Woman defends herself after being attacked with a knife
After being physically attacked by her partner, a 54-year-old woman in Ludwigshafen defended herself with a knife. The 53-year-old man was injured and taken to a hospital, police said. There had previously been an argument between the couple late in the evening of Boxing Day.
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Harassment in Herten: Unknown man attacks woman
Shortly after Christmas, a 43-year-old woman in Herten-Westerholt was the victim of sexual harassment. An unknown man attacked her from behind on Steinstrasse on Sunday evening (December 28th) around 8 p.m., kissed her against her will and touched her inappropriately. The perpetrator then fled. The police are looking for a slim man, around 35 to 40 years old, with a full black beard, around 1.75 meters tall, who was wearing a gray down jacket. The Recklinghausen police are accepting information.
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Wife beater attacks police officers
According to police, a man (33) attacked and injured his ex-wife in Frankfurt on Friday evening. Witnesses who observed the crime at around 6:45 p.m. on the corner of Rohrbachstrasse and Friedberger Landstrasse called the police. The officers arrested the man, but he resisted. While he was already sitting in the patrol car, he suddenly jumped up, spun around and kicked a police officer. The investigator was injured. Now the thug is being investigated for assaulting his ex-wife and attacking the police officers.
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Woman (65) racially insulted and attacked
A 65-year-old woman wearing a headscarf was racially attacked at the Gesundbrunnen subway station in Berlin on Friday afternoon. A 44-year-old initially insulted her, held her, pushed and spat on her and finally pushed her to the ground.
The woman suffered hematomas on her hands and knee pain. The suspect, who was under the influence of alcohol (around 1.1 per mille), was arrested. The state security agency is investigating charges of insult and bodily harm with a xenophobic background.
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Search for sexual offenses
In Hamburg, a 29-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by an unknown man on Friday morning (December 26th). The crime happened in the St. Pauli district. The perpetrator first put his arm around her, then brought her to the ground and touched her sexually.
Because the woman resisted, the man let go of her and fled. The police are investigating and looking for witnesses who have made suspicious observations around Hopfenstrasse or who can provide information about the perpetrator.
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Nurse is terrorized by ex-husband
A Berlin woman has been massively stalked, threatened and even attacked by her ex-partner for more than two years. Despite being sentenced to one year and four months in prison for stalking, threats and grievous bodily harm, the man is still at large because the verdict is not yet final.
According to the 35-year-old nurse, the perpetrator continues the threats and family and friends were also affected. The woman suffers from anxiety and fears for her life. In March 2024, her ex-husband attacked her and her father with a knife, and both had to be hospitalized.
Read more details about the case here.
Jessica T. lives in constant fear of her husband
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Argument escalates on Christmas Eve: woman (22) calls for help
Late on Christmas Eve, a dispute escalated in Neuruppin between a 30-year-old man and an acquaintance who was eight years his junior. The woman (22) fled from the apartment onto the street and called for help. A couple intervened, but the man also attacked one of the helpers.
When the police arrived, the heavily drunk 30-year-old attacked the officers with his fists raised and slightly injured a police officer. Eventually he was overpowered and arrested. A breath test showed 1.44 per mille.
Due to a psychological emergency, the emergency services took the man to a closed psychiatric ward.
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