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Knife-related cases in Gießen 2025
For Gießen, 12 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 6 knife attacks, 2 knife threats, and 4 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 | 3 |
| February | 3 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 1 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 1 |
| December | 1 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 12 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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Reported injury outcomes
- No injury1
- Injured, severity not known3
- Minor injury1
- Serious injury1
- Life-threatening injury2
- Fatal outcome1
- Mixed injury outcomes1
- Not known2
Context for Gießen
- The context and all figures refer to: Calendar year 2025.
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 50.0%.
- The highest documented monthly count is January 2025 with 3 cases.
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Latest cases in Gießen
- Knife attacks
Man attacks police officers with scissors at Gießen hospital and dies
A 33-year-old patient allegedly attacked police officers with scissors at Gießen University Hospital. He died after police used firearms.
- Knife threats
Man holds knife during confrontation in Giessen
A 22-year-old man held a small knife during a confrontation with passers-by in Giessen. Police provisionally detained him.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured in suspected knife stabbing in Giessen
A man was seriously injured in the leg during an altercation in Giessen. Police said a knife was allegedly used.
- Robbery and extortion
Armed robbery at Giessen arcade
A masked man allegedly showed a knife to an employee at an arcade in Giessen and demanded cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Men injure 37-year-old with knife in attempted robbery in Gießen
Two men allegedly injured a 37-year-old with a knife during an attempted robbery in Gießen. Both suspects are in pre-trial detention.
- Knife attacks
Man remanded in custody after stabbing at Gießen riverbank
A man was seriously injured in a stabbing after an altercation at the Gießen riverbank. The suspected attacker has been remanded in custody.
- Knife threats
Minor threatens woman with knife at Gießen station
Following an argument at Gießen station, a minor threatened an 18-year-old woman with a knife. Another minor had previously been injured with pepper spray.
- Robbery and extortion
18-year-old injured in street robbery in Giessen
An 18-year-old suffered a cut to his hand during a street robbery at Giessen's market square. Police believe the injury was probably caused by a knife.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatens employee with knife during Gießen arcade robbery
A masked man allegedly threatened an employee at an arcade in Gießen with a knife and took cash.
- Knife attacks
Man critically injured in stabbing during dispute in Giessen
A 25-year-old man in Giessen apparently suffered stab wounds and life-threatening injuries. A 26-year-old suspect was arrested.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife during altercation in Giessen
A 29-year-old man suffered cuts to his hand during an altercation on Marktstrasse in Giessen. Police said that a knife was used.
- Knife attacks
28-year-old man suffers life-threatening injuries in Gießen attack
A 28-year-old man suffered a life-threatening stab injury after an altercation at Kirchenplatz in Gießen. Police are searching for several people who fled.