Public search for witnesses: Messer attack in St. Pauli shakes!

On March 7, 2025, the police reported on a serious violent offense, which was on November 17, 2024 in Hamburg-St. Pauli occurred. A 37-year-old was seriously injured in a knife attack that was at around 3:50 a.m. on Hamburger Berg. The incident occurred as part of an argument between two men who had previously met a third man on the Reeperbahn. After the crime, the attacker fled from the crime scene.

The victim was able to contact the police and was immediately taken to the hospital. As a result, the police identified a 39-year-old Ukrainian as a suspect and arrested it. A public investigation was initiated to find more witnesses. Citizens are asked to report information on 040 4286-56789 or at every police station.

statistics on violent crime in Hamburg

In connection with this incident, there are also current figures on the crime situation in Hamburg. According to the official statistics of the Hamburg police, the offenses rose by 10.9 percent in 2023 to a total of 234,241 cases. The increase in violent crime, which increases by 10.7 percent, especially in the districts of St. Georg and St. Pauli. This is supported by increasing the police presence in these neighborhoods.

In 2022, 331 crimes were recorded in the area of ​​violent crime in the Stormarn district alone, with 15 percent of these acts attempted to be crimes. The educational rate of violent crime is 82 percent. This shows that the police investigation in Hamburg makes solid progress, even if the numbers are worrying.

The police dates also take an increase in dangerous bodily harm in St. Georg (+22 %) and St. Pauli (+26 %). While the number of predatory crimes in St. Georg Stark, the police continue to search for strategies to combat crime in districts with high violent numbers, as the incident with the knife attack impressively illustrates.