Berlin: Firearm offences up four per cent in first half of 2026
Berlin police registered a total of 585 offences involving firearm use in the first half of 2026, of which 261 were actual shots fired. The specialist unit Ferrum has investigated over 700 cases since its establishment.
Berlin: Weapons deployments on the rise
According to zeit.de, Berlin police registered a total of 585 offences involving firearm use in the first half of 2026, including 324 threats and 261 shots fired. In the same period the previous year, there had been 561 cases. The statistics also cover blank-firing weapons, tear-gas weapons and signal weapons.
On 65 occasions, these involved live firearms, and in 62 cases police are investigating criminal offences. Two people died, and 118 others were recorded as victims. The specialist unit Ferrum, established in November 2025, specifically pursues firearm use in the sphere of organised crime. Since its establishment, the unit has initiated 708 investigation procedures, obtained 77 arrest warrants and secured 73 live weapons.
On Saturday morning, there was a shooting incident at a bar in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Several shots were fired at the window frontage while guests were in the establishment. There were no injuries. Ferrum is also investigating an explosion at Stuttgarter Platz just over two weeks ago and shots fired at a building façade and a café in Neukölln. The investigation group Telum at Berlin's public prosecutor's office is responsible for the proceedings.
Source: Google News DE — Crime (de)