More police presence, the designation and regular control of weapon ban zones, the installation of surveillance cameras at crime hotspots, the increase in the number of city police, a keen eye on multiple and frequent offenders: since the joint announcement of the ten-point program for a safe Wiesbaden by the city administration and Police have moved a lot in the state capital.

It can claim to be a role model for other major cities in terms of its commitment to fighting crime.

Frankfurt included.

If Mayor Oliver Franz (CDU) has to leave the magistrate in the middle of the year according to the will of the new four-party alliance, then he will have left his mark as the head of regulatory affairs that will have a long-lasting effect.

The fact that almost five years after the announcement of the "Together Safe Wiesbaden" program not all points have been completed is not surprising given the slowness that Wiesbaden's administration is sometimes characterized by.

Widening a bus platform and installing a toilet are not such difficult projects that years of delays can be explained.

Urgent need for action

And electronically retractable bollards at all entrances to the city to ward off amok drives would be a desirable luxury, but the gray concrete cubes do the job too.

The compass security seal for the Westend, on the other hand, isn't worth the acrylic glass it's printed on.

Good lighting and a functioning city cleaning system should be a matter of course, as well as public toilets at locations with a large number of visitors.

An increased police presence at crime hotspots does not need to be mentioned in particular, because it is an obvious reaction of the rule of law, which has to guarantee the security of the citizens because of its monopoly on the use of force.

Even in a problem area like the Westend.

So far, the police and the city have been concentrating on combating the symptoms of undesirable neighborhood development.

The city's social space analysis suggests that there is an urgent need for action.

It would be time to discuss the topic of a milieu protection statute for selected Wiesbaden districts more intensively in order to promote a desirable social mix and to stop the overcrowding of the existing apartments.

The four-party alliance has included the non-binding “test” in its programme.

However, nothing has happened so far.

Once the new magistrate has been confirmed in the summer, it can't just be a mere declaration of intent.