Bielefeld's nightmare: knife attack on celebrating - suspicious!

Bielefeld's nightmare: knife attack on celebrating - suspicious!

In Bielefeld, a 35-year-old Syrian, Mahmoud Mehmed, was arrested, who is suspected of having attacked several young men with a knife early on Sunday morning, May 19, 2025. The attack that took place in front of a bar on the northwestern edge of the city center injured at least five men, including four. These come from the Bielefeld football scene and at that time celebrated in the bar. According to the police, the perpetrator left his personal documents behind at the scene, which significantly advanced the investigation. RTL.de emphasizes that the police forces search for Mehmed. According to reports, the trace of around 170 kilometers from the crime scene also took place.

background to knife attacks

The incidents in Bielefeld occur against the background of a worrying development in violent crime in Germany. According to the 2024 crime statistics, violent crime rose by 1.5 % to 217,277 cases, which is the highest level since 2007. It is particularly striking that the knife attacks make up a significant part of this statistics. In 2024, a total of 29,014 knife attacks were registered, 54.3 % of which fell into the area of ​​violent crime. These numbers give an alarming insight into the increasingly violent crime in the country, especially in urban rooms. bka.de

In addition, there is an increase in suspicious children and adolescents by 11.3 % or 3.8 %. The statistics impressively show that crime, especially the violence committed by non -German suspects, has increased by 7.5 %. This means that 85,012 of such cases have been recorded, which leads to a growing discourse on security in certain population groups. Against the background of these developments, the arrest of Mahmoud Mehmed is considered particularly critically, since they raise questions about the underlying factors of violence in society.