206 billion euros in damage is caused to the German economy annually by theft of IT equipment and data as well as digital and analogue industrial espionage and sabotage. This means that the damage exceeds the 200 billion euro mark for the third time in a row (2022: 203 billion euros, 2021: 223 billion euros).…
The Innovation Lab of the Baden-Württemberg police was opened in Kehl. Among those present were Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) and State Police President Dr. Stefanie Hinz. The short form of the facility is iLab. “The central goal of the iLab is to make innovative technologies available to our police officers more quickly. In future,…
Police officers in Saxony-Anhalt will also be equipped with body cameras in the future. The first forces to be equipped are those of the Stendal police station and the police college in Aschersleben. The other stations are to follow successively. Video management software is also being introduced. With it, digital evidence can be managed. This…
In the first six months of this year, there were slightly more road accidents on Bavaria’s roads than in the same period last year. At the same time, there were fewer deaths and injuries. From January to June, 183,247 road accidents occurred, an increase of 2.4 percent compared to the same period last year. In…
The General Security and Public Order Act in Berlin is in need of reform. This has been the political consensus for years. Now a reform is on the agenda. This is to be done in two parts. The so-called small package is to be launched as early as September. Among other things, it will regulate…
Last year, police authorities in this country recorded 136,865 cases of cyber crime. Although this is 6.5 percent less than in 2021, it is still too early to sound the all-clear. Only the domestic crimes recorded in the police crime statistics (PKS) decreased. At the same time, the number of so-called foreign crimes increased significantly…
In the first six months of this year, more asylum seekers left Austria than new requests were filed. Thus, there were about 22,990 asylum applications, but about 28,000 departures. The latter include fast-track procedures, deportations and voluntary departures. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner attributes the development to three measures in particular. These include consistent border controls,…
In Berlin, a new situation report on the situation in the area of clan crime has been published by the Senate’s internal administration and the police. According to the report, almost 900 crimes related to this form of criminality were committed last year. In addition, 303 suspects could be identified. This corresponds to 0.2 per…
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Academy has taken a step towards improving international cooperation and strengthening law enforcement. It has become the tenth member to join the INTERPOL Global Academy Network. The move will help enhance regional and global policing capacity and promote cooperation between law enforcement agencies worldwide. Launched in 2019, the INTERPOL…
Seven heartbeat detectors are now in operation in Austria. They can be used to quickly check whether people are on the loading area of lorries. Until now, the vehicles had to be cleared out at great expense in case of suspicion. Six of the devices are used for border point and border area surveillance in…