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Knife-related cases in Berlin 2025
For Berlin, 195 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 139 knife attacks, 30 knife threats, and 26 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 25 |
| February | 18 |
| March | 13 |
| April | 23 |
| May | 19 |
| June | 24 |
| July | 19 |
| August | 16 |
| September | 13 |
| October | 9 |
| November | 9 |
| December | 7 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 195 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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Reported injury outcomes
- No injury8
- Injured, severity not known116
- Minor injury4
- Serious injury23
- Life-threatening injury10
- Fatal outcome4
- Mixed injury outcomes6
- Not known24
Context for Berlin
- The context and all figures refer to: Calendar year 2025.
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 71.3%.
- The highest documented monthly count is January 2025 with 25 cases.
- Berlin has 3,782,202 residents (as of 2023).
- Berlin is a city-state.
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Latest cases in Berlin
- Knife threats
19-year-old allegedly threatens police officers with knife in Berlin-Hellersdorf
Seven police officers were injured during an operation in Berlin-Hellersdorf. A 19-year-old allegedly approached officers threateningly with a pointed object, believed to have been a knife.
- Knife threats
Man threatens passenger with knife on Berlin S-Bahn
Following an argument on an S-Bahn stopped at Ostkreuz, a man allegedly threatened a passenger with a knife. Federal police provisionally detained him.
- Knife threats
Passenger threatened with knife at Warschauer Straße S-Bahn station
A man is suspected of threatening a passenger with a knife at Warschauer Straße S-Bahn station. Federal police provisionally detained the suspect and recovered the knife.
- Knife threats
Berlin: Man threatened with knife and injured with baseball bat
Three men are alleged to have attacked a driver in Berlin-Mitte. One held a knife in front of him while another injured him with a baseball bat.
- Knife threats
Men threaten each other at Berlin Mehrower Allee S-Bahn station
During an argument at Mehrower Allee S-Bahn station, a man is alleged to have drawn a knife and threatened the other man.
- Knife threats
Knife present during altercation in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
During an altercation on Schönhauser Allee, a man was reportedly holding a knife. Two men were injured and received medical treatment.
- Knife threats
Man threatens travellers with knife at Ostkreuz station
A man is alleged to have threatened two travellers with a knife at Berlin-Ostkreuz station after attacking one of them.
- Knife threats
Teenagers threatened with knife-like object in Kreuzberg
Following an alleged robbery on Skalitzer Straße, a man is said to have threatened a teenage girl with a knife-like object. Police arrested a 19-year-old suspect.
- Knife threats
Man allegedly threatened visitors with a knife in Berlin flat
A man allegedly threatened two visitors with a knife and prevented them from leaving a flat in Berlin-Haselhorst. He underwent surgery for an abdominal injury after a confrontation.
- Knife threats
Man threatens security staff with knife in Berlin
A man allegedly threatened two security employees with a knife and a spade at a business premises in Berlin-Lichterfelde. One of the employees was injured with the spade during a confrontation.
- Knife threats
Man threatens people with knife at Hellersdorf underground station
A man allegedly displayed a knife and threatened another man at Hellersdorf underground station overnight. Police seized a folding knife.
- Knife threats
Man threatens ticket inspectors with pocket knife in Berlin
A man reportedly threatened two ticket inspectors with a folding pocket knife on the platform at Museumsinsel underground station. The incident followed an altercation during a ticket inspection.
- Knife threats
Man threatens two railway employees with utility knife in Berlin
A man reportedly threatened two railway employees with a utility knife at Europaplatz in Berlin. Federal police provisionally detained him and later secured the knife.
- Knife threats
Man pulls knife during dispute at Berlin playground
During an escalating dispute at a playground in Berlin-Reinickendorf, a man struck a minor and pulled a knife. Police temporarily took him into custody.
- Knife threats
Shop worker threatened with knives in Berlin
A man allegedly first threatened to stab a shop worker and later threatened him while displaying a knife in Berlin-Charlottenburg. The worker was not injured.
- Knife threats
Teenager allegedly attacked peer in Berlin and mentioned a knife
A teenager allegedly attacked a peer in a Berlin park and mentioned a knife he was carrying to the victim. The injured teenager received outpatient treatment.
- Knife threats
Man threatened with knife in Berlin-Köpenick
Two men allegedly threatened a man with a knife at a snack bar in Berlin-Köpenick. Four suspects were later arrested.
- Knife threats
Man allegedly threatened several people with a knife in Moabit
A man allegedly threatened several people with a knife in Berlin-Moabit on the evening of 15 May. He was injured in an altercation and arrested.
- Knife threats
Man allegedly threatened Berlin late-night shop owner with knife
A man allegedly threatened the owner of a late-night shop in Berlin with a knife. Police later arrested the 25-year-old at Alexanderplatz.
- Knife threats
Man allegedly threatens family with kitchen knife at Berlin accommodation
A 39-year-old man allegedly threatened a family with a kitchen knife at accommodation in Berlin-Heinersdorf. Two police officers were injured during his arrest.