Lock it down! Safer is safer
The number of home invasions has steadily increased throughout Germany in recent years. In NRW, many cities and municipalities are affected, except Wipperfurth. The police have responded to this and are pursuing a national strategy. The LKA, together with experts from district police authorities, has developed recommendations for local concepts.
These concepts are aimed at improving local analysis, systematic tracking and tracing, as well as exploiting all possible avenues of search.
Each police authority in NRW publishes weekly the home invasion radar. This is where citizens can see where the break-in took place last week. In addition, the figures of selected crime areas for each municipality are published monthly under the heading "Security in Focus".
It is precisely the psychological burden on the victims of a home invasion that is considerable. The fight against home invasion crime is therefore a high priority in NRW and also in the Oberbergische Kreis.
The main messages of the campaign'Stop! Sure is safer! "are:
- Report suspicious sightings immediately to the police (=increase in the number of sightings)
- Consult about the possibilities of technical security (so that it remains the test case)
- Use emergency call 110 for your instructions
We don't want you to become a victim, so we'd like to put the bar on the burglar with you.
General information
In their actions, the perpetrators take advantage of opportunities. Often burglaries occur when the residents work or are only away for a short time.
Bad-security apartments are like invitations to the perpetrators.
A study shows that burglars abandon their plan when windows and doors last longer than three minutes during the burglary attempts. The safer the bars are in front of doors and windows, the more unattractive an apartment becomes for burglars. In about 40 percent of the cases, the perpetrators are unable to break down well-secured doors and windows. A reason to secure house and apartment.
Supports and advises the police free of charge in securing their own four walls. The mobile police advisory office is regularly in the Oberbergische region.
Information from you on persons, vehicles or other sightings is important to us.
- Suspicious, for example, are slow-moving cars in your area of residence, cars with foreign or foreign plates, people you do not know from your area of residence, even young people or children.
- People who go from house to house and ring, or even make themselves at doors or windows, or just when they have a bad feeling.
- Note the make and make of the vehicle or vehicle type as well as the colour of the car.
- Note special features of suspicious persons such as age, size, hair color, special features such as glasses, beard.
- A vigilant neighborhood is the best protection against burglars. This makes your living environment unattractive to uninvited guests.
- Call the free 110.
- At the end of it are experienced officials who are happy to receive your call and appreciate your observation correctly.
- The chances of preventing burglaries or clearing up burglaries and apprehending the perpetrators increase with the number of your clues.
Your contribution to protection against burglars is essential!
Preferred for the interest of burglars are settlements near motorways or federal roads. The perpetrators will be gone as soon as they arrive.
The prevailing belief among the population is still that perpetrators observe the object of their desires over time. The prevailing thing, however, is that the perpetrators randomly select the crime scenes. Often the burglars ring and when no one is present, you take action.
Preferred prey are jewellery, cash, EC cards and high-quality electronic devices.