Knife attack in Offenbach: 32-year-old injured, perpetrator on the run!

Knife attack in Offenbach: 32-year-old injured, perpetrator on the run!

On Monday, March 10, 2025, a 32-year-old man was victim to a brutal knife attack in Offenbach on the Main at 5:50 a.m. The incident occurred on Sprendlinger Landstrasse, in the immediate vicinity of a clinic. The perpetrator, whose identity is previously unknown, attacked the victim for no apparent reason and added an injury to the left upper arm. In addition, the passerby's jacket was damaged. The Offenbach criminal police have started the investigation into dangerous bodily harm and asks for information from the population.

The description of the perpetrator is sparse, but then the investigators have compiled some characteristics of the attacker. The unknown is said to have a narrow stature, carry a full beard and have been dressed in a gray hat and blue work clothes in the act. After the attack, he initially fled towards an Esso petrol station and then further into the Geishornstrasse. The police called for the population to help and asks Witnesses to report on 0698098-5100 to identify the perpetrator and to secure further information.

attacks with knives in Germany

The knife attack in Offenbach is not the first incident of this kind in Germany. According to the latest data from the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the number of registered knife attacks has been increasing steadily in recent years. In 2023, 8,951 knife attacks in connection with severe and dangerous bodily harm were recorded, compared to 8,160 cases in 2022 and 7.071 in 2021. This development results in a great degree of attention and discussion, especially in the context of migration and security.

The discussion about knife attacks is further fueled by incidents such as the deadly attack of an Afghan asylum seeker in Aschaffenburg. Statistics show that the proportion of non-German suspect is high for knife attacks in Germany. In 2023, 180 German suspects were recorded and 216 non-Germans. Syrians, Poles and Turks are most often represented among the non-German suspects. This illustrates a vigilant eye on the social and political conditions that can favor such violent acts.

The Offenbach criminal police will now make all efforts to account for the perpetrator of the knife attack on March 10 and thus ensure public security in the urban area. The request to the population for help is part of a comprehensive approach to prevent such incidents in the future and to strengthen confidence in the security authorities.