Toilet container in Stuttgart -West in flames - police are looking for witnesses!

Toilet container in Stuttgart -West in flames - police are looking for witnesses!

In the night of July 10, 2025, unknown people in Stuttgart-West seriously and set fire to a toilet container at around 10:15 p.m. The incident occurred on the street on the Kräherwald. An attentive witness had noticed the fire license and immediately alerted the emergency services. The fire brigade moved quickly and was able to extinguish the fire, but the container did not remain unscathed and was partially destroyed by the flames. The exact damage has so far not been quantified, such as [tixio.de] (https://www.tixio.de/911976-unknten-zuen- toilettencontainerin-stuttgart-west-an.html) reports.

The police are now looking for the perpetrators, but has so far not been successful. A suspect who is about 16 to 18 years old and was dressed with a black T-shirt with a white print, noticed the officials when he fled towards Gaußstrasse. Whether he actually has something to do with the fire is currently the subject of the investigation. The police are calling witnesses to report and offers the telephone number +497189905778, such as presseportal.de added.

crime development in Germany

This incident is part of a larger trend that can be observed in Germany. The police crime statistics (PKS) of the Federal Criminal Police Office finds that crime has dropped by 1.7 % in 2024, which is due to a variety of factors. This includes, among other things, the partialization of cannabis, which has caused a decline in corresponding offenses since April 1, 2024. But at the same time there is an increase in crimes that affect the feeling of security of the citizens.

The most common crimes in 2024 included thefts, asset and counterfeiting crimes as well as crimes and crimes against personal freedom. Crimes against life, such as murder and homicide, only made 0.1 % of the cases. Nevertheless, statistics report that the maximum numbers of crime in 2023 were recorded in federal states such as North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. The statistics also see a higher probability of becoming a victim of a crime in city -states such as Berlin, Bremen or Hamburg, as on Statista.com.

The clarification rate, i.e. the ratio of the enlightened to all registered cases, was 58 %in 2024. This represents a slight decline compared to the previous year. Interestingly, the development shows a decline in young suspects under the age of 21 by 6 %. These statistics illustrate that there are both positive and negative trends in crime that influence the security situation of the citizens.

Those responsible hope for suitable measures and an active cooperation between the citizens in order to continue to lower crime and to strengthen the feeling of security in the cities. Anyone who has observed what has happened in Stuttgart-West in the past few days should definitely contact the authorities.