Protection Against Vehicle Attacks – Strategies for more Security

After being more of a phenomenon of extremist terrorist attacks in the past years, the rampage as a crossing act is increasingly becoming an instrument for other forms of criminal acts, such as (extended) suicides or acts of retaliation. The question of appropriate protection of vulnerable places is more topical than ever. Many municipalities and event organisers face the challenge of protecting public space against vehicle attacks. In addition, there is the demand not to create a feeling of insecurity through martial-looking security measures, but to integrate them into the cityscape.
The lecture will present ways to develop an individual security concept against vehicular attacks. The basis for this is the handout "Schutz vor Überfahrtaten" (Protection against Crossing offenses) by the "Polizeiliche Kriminalprävention der Länder und des Bundes". Together with Detlev Schürmann and Christian Weicht from the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, the roles and tasks of responsible actors are named and concrete action steps for the development of an access protection concept are described. The expertise of the two experts from the research area "Applied Crime Prevention and Accompanying Scientific Research" is part of the recommendations in the police handout.