Legal Framework & Public Records
This platform operates within the German legal framework governing access to and reuse of public‑sector information, including the Informationsfreiheitsgesetz (IFG), the Berlin Open Data regulations, and the applicable provisions of the Sicherheits- und Ordnungsgesetze. All crime data used on this website comes from the State of Berlin, specifically the official dataset Kriminalitätsatlas Berlin, published via the open‑data portal daten.berlin.de.
The primary source is the annual Kriminalitätsatlas Berlin dataset, which provides absolute case numbers across 17 offence categories for all 138 Bezirksregionen.These records are reused in full compliance with the “Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0”, which permits free reuse — including commercial reuse — provided that the source “Polizei Berlin” is properly credited.
German police do not publish point‑level coordinates for individual incidents, unlike the open crime‑location data available in the UK or the US. All data is provided in aggregated form, ensuring compliance with the EU Law Enforcement Directive (Directive (EU) 2016/680) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Mapping Framework & Open Licences
Geographic information displayed on this website incorporates data from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), made available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). All cartographic data remains the property of its respective contributors and licensors.
To ensure performance and availability, map tiles are served through an internal caching proxy. When a tile is not yet cached, it is retrieved from OpenStreetMap’s servers, rendered in grayscale for clarity and reduced file size, stored locally, and then delivered to the user. This process does not alter the underlying geographic data.
The interactive map is rendered using the Leaflet library, distributed under the BSD 2‑Clause Licence.
Methodology & Limitations
Berlin is analysed at the level of its 138 Bezirksregionen, as the Kriminalitätsatlas Berlin provides crime data only in aggregated form. All calculations rely on these official geographic units.
The Crime Level index focuses on offence categories most relevant to public spaces and visitor mobility. The following types are included in the analysis:
• Schwere Körperverletzung (serious physical assault)
• Körperverletzung (physical assault)
• Raub (robbery)
• Diebstahl (theft, including pickpocketing)
• Rauschgiftdelikte (drug offences)
• Fahrraddiebstahl (bicycle theft)
• Sachbeschädigung (property damage / vandalism)
For each Bezirksregion, these offences are weighted and normalised by surface area to produce a comparative Crime Level index. It highlights relative patterns within Berlin but is not an official rating and cannot predict future conditions.
During data preparation, several inconsistencies between geographic boundaries and crime-reporting units required harmonisation.Some areas appeared split into multiple crime regions (e.g., Märkisches Viertel, Schöneberg Nord, Gropiusstadt) and were merged.In other cases, crime totals for a single reporting unit had to be redistributed across multiple geographic regions (e.g., Otto‑Suhr‑Allee, Kantstraße, Volkspark Wilmersdorf) proportionally by surface area.A few complex three‑way mismatches (e.g., Heiligensee/Konradshöhe, Auguste‑Viktoria‑Allee, Tegel/Tegeler Forst) required combining several crime regions and reallocating totals proportionally.These adjustments ensure internal consistency without altering the underlying official records.
Hotel locations are displayed solely for convenience. Their proximity to areas with higher or lower incident counts does not imply that any hotel, street, or neighborhood is safe, unsafe, recommended, discouraged, or to be avoided. The project does not classify or evaluate accommodations.
This analytical approach is independent and is not endorsed by the Polizei Berlin, the Senate Department, or any public authority. It does not interpret individual incidents or draw conclusions about specific persons, buildings, businesses, or properties.
Comprehensive Disclaimer
This website provides an analytical visualisation of historical police‑recorded crime data. It does not offer safety guarantees, predictions, or real‑time monitoring. No district, street, or hotel is certified as safe or unsafe.
Past crime statistics do not predict future conditions. Local circumstances may change. All decisions regarding travel, walking routes, accommodation, and personal safety remain solely the responsibility of the user.
Nothing on this website constitutes professional security advice or a recommendation on where to stay, walk, or travel. It is an informational resource intended to help visitors understand patterns in publicly available police data.
Copyright & Terms of Use
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Methodology & Intellectual Property
The analytical methodology used in this project — including the geographic harmonisation process, the surface‑area normalisation, the severity‑weighting system, the computation formulas, and the visual representation of heatmaps — is an original analytical framework created by the project author.
The methodology, its implementation, and all derived Crime Level values are protected as intellectual property. All textual descriptions, explanatory materials, interface layouts, colour schemes, and branding elements are likewise protected by copyright.
Permitted Use (Screenshots & Index Values)
You may reproduce static screenshots of the map and cite specific numerical index values in articles, research papers, blog posts, or social‑media publications.
Mandatory Attribution
Any such use must include a direct hyperlink to SafeAreasBerlin.com.
Strictly Prohibited
Data & Code
Copying, scraping, redistributing, or reusing processed datasets, derived indices, analytical models, computation formulas, source code, or internal processing pipelines is strictly prohibited.
Commercial Use
The methodology, processed outputs, and derived datasets may not be incorporated into any commercial product or service without explicit written permission.