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Knife attacks in Chemnitz 2025
For Chemnitz, 23 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 14 knife attacks, 5 knife threats, and 4 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 | 2 |
| February | 3 |
| March | 4 |
| May | 3 |
| June | 2 |
| July | 2 |
| September | 3 |
| October | 2 |
| November | 2 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack14
- Knife threat5
- Robbery or extortion4
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury3
- Injured, severity not known6
- Minor injury7
- Serious injury4
- Mixed injury outcomes1
- Not known2
Context for Chemnitz
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 60.9%.
- The highest documented monthly count is March 2025 with 4 cases.
- Chemnitz accounts for 16.3% of published cases in Saxony.
- Chemnitz has 245,618 residents (as of 2024).
23 results
Latest cases in Chemnitz
- Knife attack
Teenager injured in attack at Chemnitz football pitch
A group of youths allegedly attacked seven people playing football in a Chemnitz park and demanded money from them. One teenager was reportedly lightly injured with a knife.
- Robbery/extortion
Two men extorted with knives in Chemnitz
Two unidentified teenagers allegedly threatened two young men with knives in Chemnitz and forced them to hand over cash and mobile phones. Police are seeking witnesses.
- Knife attack
Three men threatened and attacked with knife in Chemnitz
A group of about six people allegedly threatened and attacked three men with a knife at a petrol station in Chemnitz. The men escaped the intended knife stabs without injury.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife and injured on Chemnitz bus
Two unknown men allegedly used a knife to demand money from a 31-year-old man on a bus in Chemnitz. When he had no cash, they punched him in the face and caused minor injuries.
- Robbery/extortion
Elderly woman assaulted and threatened with knife in Chemnitz
An elderly woman was assaulted and threatened with a knife outside a residential entrance in Chemnitz. The suspect is alleged to have then stolen her shopping bag.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured with broken bottle in Chemnitz
A man allegedly seriously injured an acquaintance in Chemnitz with a broken glass bottle. An off-duty police officer pursued the suspect, who was provisionally detained.
- Knife attack
Man injured in altercation at Chemnitz city hall park
A 43-year-old man suffered multiple stab injuries during an altercation at Chemnitz city hall park. The suspects fled and police are continuing their search.
- Knife attack
33-year-old man injured with knife in Chemnitz
A 33-year-old man was injured on the hand at a snack bar in Chemnitz-Ebersdorf after a man allegedly cut him with a knife.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife during altercation in Chemnitz
A man was injured with a knife during an altercation in Chemnitz after a 20-year-old man was allegedly attacked first.
- Knife attack
Man threatened and injured with knife in Chemnitz
An unidentified man reportedly threatened and slightly injured a 26-year-old with a knife in Chemnitz. The suspect was not found despite a search.
- Robbery/extortion
Person threatened with knife and robbed of wallet in Chemnitz
A person in Chemnitz was threatened with a knife and had their wallet stolen.
- Knife attack
Man likely injured with knife during altercation in Chemnitz
An 18-year-old man was injured in an altercation outside a venue in Chemnitz, likely by a knife. Police are searching for a group of about ten people.
- Knife threat
Man allegedly threatened two people with knife at Chemnitz snack bar
A 25-year-old man allegedly threatened two men with a knife after a dispute at a Chemnitz fast-food restaurant and slightly injured one of them.
- Knife threat
Man threatens passer-by with machete in Chemnitz
A man allegedly threatened and pursued another man with a machete in Chemnitz. Police later seized the machete.
- Knife threat
Teenager threatens two men with knife in Chemnitz
Following an altercation in Chemnitz, a teenager is alleged to have threatened two men with a knife. Four people sustained minor injuries during the incident.
- Knife attack
Teenager injured in attack in Chemnitz
Three unidentified offenders attacked a teenager in Chemnitz. He suffered a stab wound and a head laceration.
- Knife threat
Man threatens several people with knife in Chemnitz
A man allegedly threatened several people with a knife in a discount store car park in Chemnitz. The people concerned restrained him before police took him into custody.
- Knife attack
Teenager seriously injured in knife attack at Chemnitz hospital
A teenager was seriously injured with a knife on hospital grounds in Chemnitz. Police located a suspect.
- Knife attack
Man injured in knife attack in Chemnitz
A 30-year-old man was reportedly injured with a knife by two unknown people in Chemnitz.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife in Chemnitz
A 63-year-old man was seriously injured in a knife attack in Chemnitz. Following new witness accounts, police are also investigating suspected aggravated robbery.