Complaints about the conditions in the city are increasing again these days.
The police look the other way when it comes to drug-related crime, it says.
The city is in a state of turmoil.
And the recently started trial of the shooting in Allerheiligenviertel, which is nothing more than a conflict between two hostile groups, one of which can be described as a classic clan, does not put the city in a good light.
The former police chief Gerhard Bereswill has already done a lot to master these social challenges.
Hopes are now resting on his successor, Stefan Müller, who has already shown in Wiesbaden that he can take tough action when it comes to making a city attractive to citizens in terms of security.
There is the philosophy of the “police close to the people”, which ensures that everyone can reside, live and work in a safe, livable environment.
That's what Frankfurt needs.
There is no doubt that Stefan Müller will tackle the big issues such as the station district, clan crime and the resurgent youth crime.
One can only hope that he will get the full support of the city's political leaders for his plans.
Because it's her turn now.
Break up encrusted structures
The police will not be able to solve the drug problem in the station district alone.
A common strategy must finally be found that does not cling to old ideologies and that no one in city politics can duck away from.
The fact that the city is getting a new police chief who isn't afraid to break up encrusted structures and who might break new ground should be seen as an opportunity.
One should no longer feel ashamed when visitors who have traveled the world tell one that they have arrived at Frankfurt Central Station and have never experienced such terrible conditions anywhere else.
Security policy is always a service to society.
Because where you don't feel safe, you don't feel comfortable.
Closer solidarity between the city and the police is therefore essential.
The steps that city politicians are now taking towards the police in order to finally draw a clear line in drug policy will ultimately show how much the individual citizen is worth to them.