On 9 April, Deutsche Bahn (DB AG) presented its Security Report for 2013 in Berlin. The results were encouraging: security in trains and stations in Germany remained at a high level, much higher statistically than in other public spaces. In particular, the railway noted a significant drop in the incidence of vandalism and metal theft.
Gerd Becht, the member of the DB management board responsible for matters of security, commented that “even though we are registering successes, every criminal act on railway property is one too many”.

In 2013, the German railway police recorded some 14 600 cases of assault onboard trains and in stations. Gerd Neubeck, DB’s Chief of Security, has stressed the first-rate cooperation with the railway police saying, “the way that we collaborate in the field of public order is exemplary”. He added that “the majority of incidents occur either at weekends, with many young and heavily-inebriated people using our trains and stations, or during major events, such as football matches, festivals or demonstrations”.

(Source: DB)