Kurtz Detective Agency Kiel and Schleswig-Holstein

Third-best detective agency in Germany according to the service provider ranking of "Wirtschaftswoche"

The IHK-certified detectives of Kurtz Detective Agency Kiel conduct investigations in Schleswig-Holstein and Denmark for companies and private clients at fair and transparent fees. Cases handled by our private and corporate investigators include, among others, matters of maintenance and custody, verifying the fidelity of partners or spouses, monitoring suspicious employees, and providing court-admissible evidence against economic criminals (e.g., in cases of industrial espionage).

 

Receive a non-binding consultation regarding the full investigative portfolio of Kurtz Detective Agency Kiel and in relation to your specific case: +49 431 3057 0053.

 

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Private detectives from Kiel for Schleswig-Holstein – with experience: Ten-year company anniversary of Kurtz Detective Agency in 2023

Since 1900, Kiel has enjoyed city status, and in 2023 the state capital of Schleswig-Holstein recorded a population of 248,873, continuing to grow steadily. Kiel is also popular with tourists: 1.087 million overnight stays were recorded in 2023. Additionally, around 2 million tourists arrive annually in the city on cruise ships and ferries. For residents, visitors, or third parties, our private investigators in Schleswig-Holstein conduct research and surveillance in cases such as suspected partner infidelity, locating missing persons or fleeing debtors, or exposing fraudsters. Our investigators also verify the accuracy of income information provided by an ex-partner in maintenance matters to protect you from unlawful financial losses.

 

You are welcome to present your case to us by phone or via email at kontakt@kurtz-detektei-kiel.de.

Companies threatened from multiple sides: Investigations by Kurtz Corporate Investigations Kiel and Schleswig-Holstein

The largest employers in Kiel and the region are the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems shipyard, German branches of various shipping companies, and, as a private employer, coop EG with over 9,000 employees (2014). In addition to the service sector, in which tourism plays a major role and accounts for 78.5 percent of Kiel’s workforce, the manufacturing industry contributes 21.4 percent of the city’s jobs, primarily in shipbuilding, mechanical engineering, and associated productions. Every sector faces criminal activity, though the focus varies. Research-intensive companies, as explained below, should concentrate on preventing espionage, transport and logistics firms face major problems such as warehouse and cargo theft, while sales companies must ensure the loyalty of their field staff.

 

In addition to Christian-Albrechts-University, the only full university in Kiel, research institutions including the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, and the Bundeswehr Research Institute for Underwater Acoustics and Geophysics are key educational factors that work closely with the university. In recent years, research institutes have increasingly faced data theft, patent infringements, and similar crimes. Kurtz Corporate Investigations Kiel and Schleswig-Holstein tackle the misuse of intellectual property with a variety of methods:

 

• Surveillance and infiltration to identify internal offenders,
• IT-forensic investigations to detect security gaps and cyberattacks,
• Design of IT security systems to prevent computer crime,
• Counter-surveillance measures to detect audio and visual espionage devices,
• Security analyses to prevent break-ins and physical theft.

 

Our specialised corporate investigators from Schleswig-Holstein conduct thorough, court-admissible investigations in these and many other cases. Call us or use our contact form.

Single Parents and the Unemployed

Kiel’s residents are distributed across around 143,000 households. Notably, 7,051 of these are single-parent households and 81,879 are single-person households – meaning less than 40 percent are family households. In addition to the many residents living as singles or single parents, there are 13,377 unemployed and 17,366 underemployed individuals (in integration measures, one-euro jobs, etc.). As a result, the state capital of Schleswig-Holstein has an above-average unemployment rate of 10.1 percent (6.1 percent in Germany) and an underemployment rate of 12.8 percent (7.8 percent in Germany) (2015).

 

These figures are reflected in crime statistics: in 2014, property crimes (simple and aggravated theft, as well as asset and forgery offences) accounted for 62.47 percent of total crime. In addition to offenders acting out of greed or as organised gangs, there are those committing property crimes while living at subsistence level. Nevertheless, any property crime constitutes an illegal interference with the victim’s ownership rights (whether natural or legal persons); accordingly, our detectives in Schleswig-Holstein investigate to identify, trace, and provide court-admissible evidence against the perpetrators, ensuring you – as the victim – can reclaim your stolen property. If required, we are happy to provide a first, non-binding, free consultation: +49 431 3057 0053.