Information in English
Hello!
We are a team working for the State Office of Criminal Investigation and we are responsible for the red-light district in Hamburg (LKA 65).
If you have any concerns in cases of prostitution, please feel free to contact us.
The following circumstances might indicate that you have become a victim of criminal actions and that you should get in touch with us:
- you are not allowed to determine your own working hours
- you may not keep your income or only a small amount of it
- you are not allowed to determine the range of your offering
- you do not have access to your ID or passport
- you are told the police cause trouble
- you came to Germany because you were told of getting a different job
- you have become a victim of physical and/or mental violence
- your family gets threats in your home country
you have to work for the costs that came up when traveling to Germany
you were told to prostitute yourself to achieve a common purpose
Prostitution is not forbidden. We would really appreciate you having the ability to make your own choices.
We have been working together with different institutions and helplines outside the police and we can arrange meetings or conversations.
If you do not speak German, we can find a translator.
Even if you know someone who is facing any kinds of problems according to prostitution, please do not hesitate to contact us. You can reach us via
phone: 040 4286-76501
mobile / whatsapp: 0160-2768694 (from abroad: 0049-160-2768694)
email: lkahh65@polizei.hamburg.de
If you cannot reach us at once, we are going to reply within the following working day.
In case of emergency, please dial 110 or find a police department nearby.
Landeskriminalamt Hamburg / LKA 65
Bruno-Georges-Platz 1
22297 Hamburg
