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Raid in Lower Saxony: 100 cases against clan crime started!
In Lower Saxony, almost 100 criminal proceedings against clan crime were initiated as part of major controls, with a focus on illegal gambling and tax evasion.
Raid in Lower Saxony: 100 cases against clan crime started!
There is a lot of cleaning up going on in Lower Saxony: as part of the so-called “Joint Action Days”, the police recently initiated almost 100 criminal proceedings. The intensive controls that took place in the first three weeks of November focused primarily on illegal gambling and tax evasion. The aim is to combat the machinations of criminal clans, who often hide their illegal businesses behind seemingly legal operations. Around 450 emergency services were involved in the large-scale controls and checked over 200 companies and almost 700 people in cities such as Hanover, Garbsen, Salzgitter-Lebenstedt, Papenburg and Osnabrück. According to ndr.de a total of 253 administrative offenses were identified.
A large number of businesses are being investigated, including shisha bars, snack bars, hairdressing salons, betting shops and car dealers, all of which have been targeted by investigators. LKA Police President Thorsten Massinger emphasizes that decisive action is needed against clan crime and its structures. World Week adds that these operations place particular emphasis on the interaction between different authorities in order to break through the criminal networks.
Review of clan crime in Lower Saxony
The issue of clan crime in Lower Saxony is extremely controversial. It is often criticized that the term tends to stigmatize people with a migration background. Nevertheless, the numbers show a worrying trend: According to the latest situation report from the State Criminal Police Office (LKA), a total of 3,145 crimes were attributed to clan crime in 2024. Compared to 2023, this is a decrease of 465 cases, a decrease of 12.88%. Nevertheless, clan crime still accounts for 0.59% of the total police crime statistics, in which a total of 529,264 crimes were counted in 2024, as [mi.niedersachsen.de].
Interior Ministers Behrens and Wahlmann point out the ongoing decline in the number of cases, but at the same time warn against the ongoing dynamics of violence and emphasize the challenges that remain in the area of law enforcement. In particular, crimes of brutality and crimes against personal freedom make up a significant proportion of the crimes, with 1,018 cases in these categories alone. What is noteworthy is the increase in theft under aggravating circumstances, which rose by 25% to 303 cases. The police have also significantly increased asset recovery operations, which is crucial to combating crime.
The Lower Saxony government has established a state framework concept to combat clan structures. This promotes cooperation between different authorities and emphasizes the need for international coordination. Although there are no specific hotspots for clan crime in Lower Saxony, the situation remains tense and the police are still called upon to decisively counter criminal activities.