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Knife attacks in Detmold 2025
For Detmold, 8 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 4 knife attacks, 1 knife threats, and 3 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 | 4 |
| February | 2 |
| June | 1 |
| November | 1 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack4
- Knife threat1
- Robbery or extortion3
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury2
- Injured, severity not known2
- Serious injury1
- Mixed injury outcomes2
- Not known1
Context for Detmold
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 50.0%.
- The highest documented monthly count is January 2025 with 4 cases.
- Detmold accounts for 0.9% of published cases in North Rhine-Westphalia.
8 results
Latest cases in Detmold
- Robbery/extortion
Man robs clothing store in Detmold with knife
An unidentified man threatened two employees at a clothing store in Detmold with a knife and pepper spray. He took cash from the till and fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatens employee in Detmold with paring knife
A man is alleged to have threatened an employee at a health insurance office in Detmold with a paring knife to obtain a nicotine prescription. He left on foot after the request was refused.
- Knife threat
Man threatens police officers with knife in Detmold
A 33-year-old man threatened police officers with a knife in a supermarket in Detmold. He later put down the knife and was taken into custody.
- Knife attack
Knife stabbing at football match in Detmold
A player was injured in the upper arm with a knife during an argument at a football match in Detmold.
- Knife attack
Serious stab injury in confrontation in Detmold
A 19-year-old man sustained a serious stab injury during a physical confrontation in Detmold.
- Knife attack
Man injured by knife stabbing in Detmold
According to police, a 19-year-old man in Detmold was jointly attacked by three people and suffered a knife injury to his upper body. Two suspects received detention warrants for dangerous bodily harm.
- Knife attack
Two men injured after altercation in Detmold
Two men were injured in an altercation between two groups in Detmold, one by a gunshot and one by a stabbing.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station employee threatened with knife in Detmold
A masked man threatened a petrol station employee in Detmold with a knife and stole cash.