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Knife-related cases in Hannover 2025
For Hannover, 32 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 14 knife attacks, 3 knife threats, and 15 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 | 1 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 1 |
| June | 4 |
| July | 3 |
| August | 4 |
| September | 2 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 4 |
| December | 8 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 32 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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Reported injury outcomes
- No injury14
- Injured, severity not known2
- Minor injury1
- Serious injury8
- Life-threatening injury2
- Mixed injury outcomes2
- Not known3
Context for Hannover
- The context and all figures refer to: Calendar year 2025.
- Robbery and extortion cases account for the largest share of documented cases at 46.9%.
- The highest documented monthly count is December 2025 with 8 cases.
- Hannover has 548,186 residents (as of 2023).
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Latest cases in Hannover
- Knife threats
Man detained after knife threat in Hanover
After an argument at Raschplatz, a man threatened a passer-by with a knife and made stabbing motions. Police detained him shortly afterwards.
- Knife threats
Woman threatens train attendant with kitchen knife on ICE service
A woman allegedly made stabbing motions toward a train attendant with a kitchen knife on an ICE service heading to Hanover.
- Knife threats
Man threatens 26-year-old with knife at Hanover central station
A 20-year-old is alleged to have threatened a 26-year-old with a knife during a dispute at Raschplatz in Hanover. He was arrested and remanded in custody.