NRW Minister Herbert Reul wants to present a new situation report on knife violence in North Rhine-Westphalia at midday. The CDU politician also wants to present solutions to curb the crimes. This date was already set before the knife attack in Solingen. Last year, a total of 6,221 crimes involving knives and other stabbing weapons were recorded in crime statistics in North Rhine-Westphalia. Most of the suspects were Germans, followed by Syrians, Turks, Iraqis and Romanians.