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Knife attacks in Dorsten 2025
For Dorsten, 2 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 1 knife attacks, 1 knife threats, and 0 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| June | 1 |
| September | 1 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack1
- Knife threat1
- Robbery or extortion0
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury1
- Mixed injury outcomes1
Context for Dorsten
- A knife attack accounts for the largest share of documented cases at 50.0%.
- Dorsten accounts for 0.2% of published cases in North Rhine-Westphalia.
2 results
Latest cases in Dorsten
- Knife attack
Two injured after dispute in Dorsten apartment
A woman and a man were injured during a dispute in an apartment in Dorsten. A knife is alleged to have been used.
- Knife threat
41-year-old threatens security employee with knife at Dorsten discount store
A 41-year-old allegedly threatened a security employee at a grocery discount store in Dorsten and pulled out a folded knife. No one was injured.