Kiel Week 2025: Security offensive with the police and barriers!

Kiel Week 2025: Security offensive with the police and barriers!

The anticipation for the Kiel Week 2025 grows, because from June 21 to 29, over three million visitors will flock to the state capital. In order to make the major event as safe as possible, the city of Kiel has decided extensive security measures. These were further developed based on the experiences of previous years and adapted to current circumstances. The city relies on an interaction between the police, barriers and the latest surveillance technology.

A central point of the new security concept is the protection of visitors from vehicles. For this purpose, 350 "Bigbags" are used to protect the event areas from unauthorized access. In addition, the police presence is noticeably increased during the event, supported by police directorates from the surrounding area and standby units. A strict weapon and knife ban applies on the entire event area, while 11 camera towers with live transmission are intended to the situation center in order to monitor the flow of visitors in real time. In this way, the police and security forces can react early if problems arise. These measures are part of the strategy, the police rated the previous years consistently: In 2024, for example, only 140 crimes were registered with over 3.5 million visitors, reports [ndr.de] (https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/kieler-woche-2025-sicherheit-Mehr-polen-und-kameras, Kielerwoche3812.html).

Expansion of the security concepts

What will change? For Kiel Week 2025, not only the presence of the security forces was increased, but also innovative ideas was developed. Trained teams from the saferspaces initiative are taught, which are specially prepared for dealing with crossing border and excessive demands. The visitors are introduced to how they can best protect themselves from pickpockets: cash should be stowed away and bags should always be kept closed in order not to leave unattended objects. The organizers rely on information and recommendations for self -help so that security can be promoted together.

The administrative aspects are not to be neglected. Mayor Dr. Ulf Kämpfer, who also provides personal response points in order to take the concerns of visitors seriously. Data protection processing is highly taken into account, which is monitored by the data protection authority in Schleswig-Holstein. Interested parties can contact the town hall or contact the phone to clarify questions how it can be read on the Kiel Week website kieler-woche.de.

challenges for security

The security concepts of major events such as the Kiel Week are not without challenges. Alexander Dieper, an expert in security measures at large events, emphasizes that the exchange with authorities and close cooperation are essential to ensure the protection of visitors. A holistic concept that has not only existed since the legal obligation to create security plans plays a central role here. However, 100%security can never exist, as Dieper notes, and it compares the possibility of an accident in the event of the event with everyday risk in road traffic, which illustrates the risks quite clearly [eveosblog.de] (https://www.eveosblog.de/fotos/fotos-eindruecke-praxfreuchehs-koeln-sicherheitkonzepte-be- Gross events-67806).

With the motto of the Kiel Week 2025, "Fabulous mythical creature", the exuberance of the event is underlined. The parade on June 28 promises to become a truly fantastic experience. In anticipation of a great event, however, security should not be lost sight of. Kiel has a good hand and does everything they can to the fact that this year the Kiel Week will be a complete success - safe and carefree for everyone involved.