SCANDAL in the swimming pool: crimes rise to a new high!
In the Main-Tauber district, crimes in indoor swimming pools rose sharply in 2024, due to false alarms and incidents.

SCANDAL in the swimming pool: crimes rise to a new high!
INCREDIBLE conditions in the indoor swimming pools in Baden-Württemberg! The number of documented crimes has reached an ALARMING high, 1,062 cases in 2024! A shocking increase of around 25 percent - this dramatic increase is primarily due to a scandalous incident in the Main-Tauber district, which seriously endangers safety in pools!
The cause? A seemingly harmless false alarm in an indoor swimming pool that caused CHAOS in the fall of 2024. Bathers fled and left the pool en masse without paying! The indoor swimming pool owner was forced to file a criminal complaint for “cheating benefits”. But the public prosecutor dropped the case – no perpetrators, no criminal intent! What a scandal!
The shocking statistics
While indoor swimming pools are suffering from a devastating increase in crimes, a completely different picture emerges in the outdoor swimming pools of Baden-Württemberg. Crimes here have fallen by SOUTHERN 18 percent to around 900 offenses in 2024! This is the lowest level since 2017, apart from the Corona years. It's hard to believe that the decline in outdoor pools still included the most common thefts and a worrying three reported sexual assaults!
How can that be? Is it really safe to go to these public facilities? According to the latest information from tagesschau.de, it is to be hoped that crimes will continue to decline in 2025. But with the dramatic events that rock the spas, many questions remain unanswered!
The frightening reality behind the numbers
Another noteworthy point that is alarming: the police statistics only provide a glimpse of the bright field of crime. The dark field - i.e. the perpetrators and crimes that have not been recorded - remains in the dark, and that leaves room for great concern. Right-wing radical groups are mobilizing in their demonstrations against swimming pools, which are portrayed as dangerous and unsafe. But the data collected by Spiegel even show a decline in crimes in many federal states!
What's next? Experts warn against an emotionally charged discussion and advise an objective discussion. However, the reality remains shocking: the pools reflect social problems, and 14% of the pools reported crimes - from burglaries to physical injuries. Outrageous!
The question remains: How safe are our swimming pools really? With crime down in many states, you might think all is well - and yet the new charges are a ray of light in a dark tunnel of distrust and fear. The fight for public safety in our bathrooms has just begun! Are you ready for the truth?