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Knife attacks in Berlin 2025
For Berlin, 12 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 5 knife attacks, 7 knife threats, and 0 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
Show data table
| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| February | 3 |
| March | 1 |
| June | 1 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 3 |
| October | 3 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack5
- Knife threat7
- Robbery or extortion0
Reported injury outcomes
- Injured, severity not known1
- Serious injury2
- Life-threatening injury1
- Not known8
Context for Berlin
- Knife threats account for the largest share of documented cases at 58.3%.
- The highest documented monthly count is February 2025 with 3 cases.
- The documented period runs from 2025-02-21 to 2026-08-29.
- Berlin has 3,782,202 residents (as of 2023).
- Berlin is a city-state.
12 results
Latest cases in Berlin
- Knife attack
Teenager injured in stabbing at Alexanderplatz station
A teenager was injured with an unknown object after an altercation at Alexanderplatz station.
- Knife threat
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 threat
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 threat
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 attack
Man detained after stabbing at Berlin Central Station
Following an argument outside Berlin Central Station, a man is alleged to have injured a traveller with a knife. The suspect was provisionally detained at the scene.
- Knife threat
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 attack
Man remanded in custody after knife attack at Berlin Central Station
A man allegedly stabbed a traveller several times at Berlin Central Station. The victim underwent surgery and was not in life-threatening danger; the suspect was remanded in custody.
- Knife threat
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 attack
Group accused of attacking man with machete in Berlin
A group of five is accused of attacking a man with a machete and a baton outside a kiosk in Berlin-Alt-Treptow. One suspect was arrested.
- Knife threat
Man threatens passengers on Berlin S-Bahn with pocketknife
After an altercation on a regional train, a man allegedly threatened three passengers with a pocketknife on an S-Bahn. Federal police provisionally detained him at Berlin Central Station.
- Knife threat
Woman threatened with knife at Neukölln S-Bahn station
After a pickpocketing incident at Neukölln S-Bahn station, one of two men reportedly threatened a woman with a knife.
- Knife attack
Federal prosecutors take over investigation after knife attack in Berlin
Federal prosecutors have taken over the investigation into a knife attack at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial. One person suffered life-threatening injuries.