In 2021, the police registered 672 cases of domestic violence in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck and 320 in the Ostholstein area (source: PKS 2021 BKA / LKA S.-H. ). The numbers have been consistently high for years. This was also confirmed by the nationwide figures. In 2020, 148,031 cases of domestic violence (HG) were reported to the police in Germany. However, experts assume that the number of unreported cases is significantly higher. In the Hanseatic city of Lübeck and also in Ostholstein, police operations in connection with HG are carried out every day.

Domestic violence

Domestic violence occurs when the threat or exercise of violence occurs within an existing partnership or between ex-partners. The ways in which violence is carried out vary greatly. A large proportion of the reported acts are based on physical violence, often committed by hitting, choking, pushing, etc. But psychological violence, for example in the form of insults, stalking and social control, also plays a major role in addition to sexual violence through coercion and rape.

Domestic violence occurs in all social classes.

What is characteristic is that it is often not just a single act of violence. The violent attacks are repeated, with the intervals between the individual acts becoming shorter and shorter over time and their intensity increasing. The majority of victims are female. Statistics show that every fourth woman in Germany has experienced physical or sexual violence at least once from her partner or ex-partner. But men are also victims of domestic violence. According to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA - PKS 2020), 19.5% of those affected are male.

In the past decades, a lot has already been initiated in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck and in the Ostholstein area to protect the women affected. A large part of this is played by the KIK network, which is made up of representatives from a wide range of institutions such as the police, courts, public prosecutor's offices, women's shelters, women's and perpetrator advice centers, the youth welfare office and the child protection center, and is based on the nationwide cooperation and intervention project. Through comprehensive network work, those affected and their families can be supported at an early stage and protected from further violence.

Silent cry for help

In acute danger situations, the police recommend dialing the well-known emergency number 110. If those affected by domestic violence are under constant observation and/or control by the aggressor and therefore have no opportunity to actively seek help, a non-verbal sign has become established worldwide as a silent cry for help.

This is the hand signal sequence shown below with the statement: Help - Domestic Violence.

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No one needs to be afraid to call the police in the event of violent arguments within their relationship or former relationship. Depending on the situation, there are various options to ensure protection against further acts of violence. For example, under certain legal conditions, the police can expel the aggressor from the shared apartment for a maximum period of four weeks and at the same time issue a ban on returning and entering the home. To do this, the police make a case-by-case risk prognosis and check whether the necessary legal requirements of a current danger to life, limb or freedom and a shared residence or center of life are present.

Last year, in Lübeck, the police issued eviction notices in 135 cases, and in 50 cases in Ostholstein, immediately following the reported violent act, in order to offer those affected and their families prompt protection. In order to obtain longer-term protection, those affected are always recommended to obtain a court protection order in accordance with the Violence Protection Act, ideally with the aim of allocating an apartment to the person concerned, depending on the circumstances.

If the aggressor does not live in the apartment, other legal instruments can be used to protect the victims, such as a police ban on contact and proximity for up to four weeks, an expulsion or, later, a court-ordered violence protection order. In some situations, women actively wish to be accommodated in a women's shelter for a longer period of time because, for various reasons, they feel safer there than at home. In addition to the perpetrator, the family environment also plays a role here. The aim of the police measures in the situation on site is to find the best possible, long-term sustainable solution for the injured party at an early stage, but also very sensitively, and to not offer the aggressor any further possibility of endangerment.

Specially trained police officers are available as contact persons at all Lübeck and Ostholstein police stations for people who have become victims of domestic violence. If the police become aware of crimes, they must pursue them further (compulsory prosecution), so it is advisable to contact an independent advice center beforehand if necessary. The services are also available to any concerned relatives or friends to answer general questions about domestic violence. It is often friends or close relatives who those affected initially confide in. This group of people holds a valuable key position and can stimulate or slow down further action. This is a great responsibility.

Domestic violence is not a private matter!

The police encourage everyone affected to get help. If necessary, please contact one of the local departments:

Hanseatic city of Lübeck area

1. Police station, Tel: 0451 / 131 6145

2. Police station, Tel: 0451 1316245

   - Buntekuh police station, Tel: 0451 31701000

3. Police station, Tel: 0451 1316345

   - Eichholz police station, Tel: 0451 92993930 - Schlutup police station, Tel: 0451 92993910 - Kücknitz police station, Tel: 0451 3003630 - Travemünde police station, Tel: 04502 863430

4. Police station, Tel: 0451 1316445

   - Moisling police station, Tel: 0451 8097030 - Blankensee police station, Tel: 0451 693930 - St. Jürgen police station, Tel: 0451 400770 - Hüxtertor police station, Tel: 0451 92993920

Ostholstein district area

PR Bad Schwartau, Tel.: 0451 220750

   - Psst. Stockelsdorf, Tel.: 0451 498560 - PSt. Ahrensbök, Tel.: 04525 7979910 - PSt. Timmendorfer Strand, Tel.: 04503 40810 - PSt. Scharbeutz, Tel.: 04503 35720 - PSt. Ratekau, Tel.: 04504 7088880 

PR Eutin, Tel.: 04521 8010

   - Psst. Malente, Tel.: 04523 201780 - PSt. Süsel, Tel.: 04524 7309910 - PSt. Hutzfeld, Tel.: 04527 510 

PR Heiligenhafen, Tel.: 04362 50370

   - Psst. Oldenburg, Tel.: 04361 10550 - PSt. Fehmarn, Tel.: 04371 503080 - PSt. Lensahn, Tel.: 04363 7939830 - PSt. Großenbrode, Tel.: 04367 310 
   - PR Neustadt, Tel.: 04561 6150 - PSt. Grube, Tel.: 04364 7669920 - PSt. Schönwalde, Tel.: 04528 510 - PSt. Grömitz, Tel.: 04562 22000 

Those affected can also find advice and help free of charge around the clock on the Federal Helpline “Violence Against Women” on 08000 116 016. If desired, advice can be provided anonymously and in 17 different languages. Can be found online at: www.hilfetelefon.de

Affected men can contact the nationwide helpline “Violence against Men”: Tel.: 0800 1239900 or find out more on the homepage www.maennerhilfetelefon.de .

Alternatively, advice centers on the topics of physical violence, sexual violence and psychological stress in the immediate area can be found at www.ODABS.org

Those affected by violence also have the opportunity to have their injuries examined free of charge and confidentially and documented in court. www.vertrauliche-urensicherung-sh.de .

There is also help for the potential perpetrator. Anyone who fears that they will become violent towards relatives or people in their immediate social circle can contact the nationwide, free helpline for those who are inclined to commit crimes: Tel.: 0800 70 222 40

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Lübeck Police Department

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