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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 threats
Man threatens people with knife at Dresden bank
A 38-year-old man allegedly threatened employees and customers with a knife at a bank branch in Dresden. Police arrested him shortly afterwards.
- Knife threats
Man threatens passers-by with knife at Dresden-Neustadt station
A man allegedly threatened several passers-by with a knife at Dresden-Neustadt station. Federal police arrested him after a short pursuit.
- Knife threats
Woman threatens police officers with knife in Dresden
A woman allegedly threatened police officers with a knife after a dispute in Dresden. She was arrested.
- Knife threats
Man threatened with knife on Dresden river meadows
Following an incident involving two dogs, an unknown man threatened a man with a knife on the river meadows in Dresden-Kemnitz.
- Knife threats
Man threatened with knife during altercation in Dresden
During an altercation in Dresden-Prohlis, a teenager threatened a 27-year-old man with a knife. Another teenager struck the man in the face.
- Knife threats
Man threatens 39-year-old with knife in Dresden
An 18-year-old man allegedly threatened a 39-year-old with a knife during an argument on Alaunstraße in Dresden. The threatened man was not injured.
- Knife threats
Man threatens woman and youths with knife in Dresden
A man harassed a woman at Dresden's Albertplatz and threatened a group of youths with a knife.
- Knife threats
Man threatened with knife and injured in Dresden
Two unidentified men are alleged to have threatened a man with a knife and demanded cash in Dresden. After he said he had no money, he was struck and injured.
- Knife threats
Teenager threatened with knife on Dresden replacement bus
Two unidentified men allegedly harassed, insulted and struck a teenager on a replacement bus in Dresden. One of the men waved a knife during the incident.
- Knife threats
Man threatens three women with knife in Dresden supermarket
A 23-year-old man is alleged to have threatened three young women with a knife in a supermarket in Dresden.
- Knife threats
Man threatens construction workers with knife in Dresden
A man is alleged to have racially abused several construction workers in Dresden, struck one worker and threatened others with a knife. The workers restrained him until police arrived.