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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
- Robbery and extortion
Minor in pre-trial detention after alleged knife extortion in Dresden
A minor suspect is alleged to have displayed a knife to a person at Strehlener Platz in Dresden with two accomplices and demanded valuables.
- 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 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 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.
- Robbery and extortion
Two minors in pre-trial detention after alleged knife robbery in Dresden
Two minors are alleged to have robbed a 19-year-old of cash while displaying a knife outside Dresden's main railway station. Both were remanded in custody.
- Robbery and extortion
Youths threaten woman with knife in Dresden
A woman was allegedly threatened with a knife and asked for money near Dresden main station. Two minor suspects were later encountered by federal police.
- 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.
- Robbery and extortion
Man robbed at knifepoint on Dresden tram
Three youths allegedly threatened a 22-year-old man with a knife on a Dresden tram and took cigarettes and cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Man robbed at knifepoint in Dresden
An unidentified man threatened a man with a knife in his Dresden flat and took cash, a telephone and cards.
- Robbery and extortion
Man with knife detained after alleged extortion attempt in Dresden
A man allegedly confronted two young people with a knife and demanded cannabis in Dresden. Security staff held him until police arrived.
- 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 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 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.
- Robbery and extortion
Youths threatened with knife and sprayed with irritant in Dresden
Three youths are suspected of threatening two youths with a knife and demanding money in Dresden-Prohlis. The victims fled and were sprayed with irritant.
- Robbery and extortion
Three suspects jailed after knife threat during robbery in Dresden
Three men are accused of beating a 20-year-old man, threatening him with a knife and taking his bag in Dresden. The suspects were remanded in custody after appearing before an investigating judge.