Knife attack in Geesthacht: 21-year-old injured after attack

Knife attack in Geesthacht: 21-year-old injured after attack

in Geesthacht, a place in the Duchy of Lauenburg, there was a dangerous incident in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. A 21-year-old man was the victim of a knife attack when he was asked about a suspect for change. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon, while the young man looked into the cash register and was then threatened after he could not provide the desired amount immediately. The perpetrator tried to snatch the wall of the wall, which ended in a scramble in which the 21-year-old suffered a stab in the back and several superficial cuts. Despite the severity of the injuries, there is no danger to the victim who was brought to a clinic in Hamburg for treatment. The investigation by the criminal police in Geesthacht are underway; The suspect was able to flee and is currently being sought. The background of the crime remains unclear, and the police are investigating attempted heavy robbery and dangerous bodily harm. This information was reported by the "Lübecker Nachrichten", as [world] stated.

The incident in Geesthacht raises questions about the current security situation in Germany, especially since there has been increasing discussions about knife attacks recently. According to an analysis from 2022, there were a total of 8,160 knife attacks in dangerous and serious bodily harm in Germany, an increase compared to 2021, when this number was 7,071. This increase was not only recorded in the big cities, but also in several federal states, including Hamburg.

social debate about knife attacks

The public discussion about razor crime is not only fueled by current incidents such as those in Geesthacht, but also by statistical surveys and media reporting on foreign suspects. Media scientists and the media service showed that reporting on knife attacks is often distorted and foreign suspects are often addressed disproportionately. In 2021, for example, in North Rhine-Westphalia, 42.6 % of the suspects were recorded as non-German, even 51.7 % in Berlin. In contrast, the identity of German suspect often stays unmentioned, so that a distorted image of reality is conveyed to the public.

Another advance to contain knife attacks undertook Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser, which proposed a knife ban on trains and buses. A look back at the last five years shows that the discussion about knife crime is not a new phenomenon, but is repeatedly in different contexts. However, the figures show that the majority of the knife attacks do not lead to fatal injuries: police statistics show that most victims are only slightly or not injured, which does not reduce the urgency of the discussion, but relativizes the perception of the danger.

The events in Geesthacht are another occasion to discuss the increasing violence with knives in Germany and to stimulate the responsible bodies to improve security in society.