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Knife-related cases in Dresden 2025
For Dresden, 45 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 13 knife attacks, 11 knife threats, and 21 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 | 6 |
| February | 3 |
| March | 5 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 11 |
| June | 6 |
| July | 3 |
| August | 2 |
| September | 4 |
| October | 2 |
| December | 2 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 45 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 known11
- Minor injury5
- Serious injury1
- Not known20
Context for Dresden
- The context and all figures refer to: Calendar year 2025.
- Robbery and extortion cases account for the largest share of documented cases at 46.7%.
- The highest documented monthly count is May 2025 with 11 cases.
- Dresden has 564,904 residents (as of 2024).
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Latest cases in Dresden
- Knife attacks
Man provisionally detained after knife injury in Dresden
Following an argument in Dresden, a 34-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 32-year-old man with a knife. Police provisionally detained the suspect.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife and bottle in Dresden
An unknown attacker is alleged to have attacked a 23-year-old man with a knife and a glass bottle in Dresden-Gorbitz. The man was injured and received medical treatment.
- Knife attacks
Two people injured with knife during robbery in Dresden
An unidentified man is suspected of robbing and lightly injuring a man with a knife at Albertplatz in Dresden. A woman who tried to mediate in the dispute was also lightly injured.
- Knife attacks
Man reportedly injured by knife near Dresden-Neustadt station
A man with a heavily bleeding back injury was found outside Dresden-Neustadt station. The injury was believed to have been caused by a knife.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife during dispute at Wiener Platz
A 21-year-old man was injured with a knife during a dispute at Wiener Platz in Dresden. A 20-year-old suspect was arrested.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife in Dresden dispute
A 45-year-old man was injured in the leg with a knife during a dispute in Dresden-Löbtau.
- Knife attacks
Taxi driver attacked with knife in Dresden
A taxi driver was attacked with a knife and injured in the head during a journey in Dresden. A suspect was remanded in custody.
- Knife attacks
Man provisionally arrested after knife injury in Dresden
After a dispute on Königsbrücker Straße in Dresden, a man is alleged to have injured a teenager with a knife. The suspect was provisionally arrested.
- Knife attacks
19-year-old seriously injured in knife attack in Dresden
A 19-year-old was seriously injured with a knife during an altercation on Bautzner Straße in Dresden. The attacker remains unidentified.
- Knife attacks
Resident injured with kitchen knife in Dresden
A 31-year-old resident stabbed a 24-year-old man in the leg with a kitchen knife during a dispute in Dresden-Prohlis. Both men filed complaints.
- Knife attacks
Man attacks police officers with glass shard in Dresden
A 29-year-old man allegedly attacked two police officers with a glass shard in Dresden-Pappritz. Officers used pepper spray and subdued him.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife in Dresden
A man was injured with a knife in Dresden. Police are seeking witnesses.
- Knife attacks
Man reports knife attack in Dresden
An 18-year-old man told police in Dresden that he had been attacked and threatened with a knife in December. Federal police checked a 27-year-old suspect.