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Knife attacks in Köln 2025
For Köln, 51 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 24 knife attacks, 6 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 | 6 |
| March | 4 |
| April | 6 |
| May | 6 |
| June | 6 |
| July | 5 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 3 |
| October | 5 |
| November | 3 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack24
- Knife threat6
- Robbery or extortion21
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury2
- Injured, severity not known9
- Minor injury3
- Serious injury8
- Life-threatening injury2
- Mixed injury outcomes3
- Not known24
Context for Köln
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 47.1%.
- The highest documented monthly count is January 2025 with 6 cases.
- Köln accounts for 6.0% of published cases in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Köln has 1,024,621 residents (as of 2024).
51 results
Latest cases in Köln
- Knife attack
21-year-old attacked with stab wounds in Cologne
A 21-year-old man is alleged to have been attacked in his car in Cologne-Holweide and sustained numerous stab wounds.
- Robbery/extortion
Two petrol stations robbed at knifepoint in Cologne
In two robberies at Cologne petrol stations, masked men threatened employees with knives. The offenders took cash or cigarettes and fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station employee threatened with knife in Cologne
A masked perpetrator is alleged to have threatened a petrol station employee in Cologne-Stammheim with a knife and stolen cash and cigarettes.
- Knife attack
Man stabs toward helper in Cologne-Dellbrück
After a theft on a Cologne bus, a man allegedly stabbed toward a helper with a knife. Police arrested him shortly afterwards.
- Robbery/extortion
Knife robbery at petrol station in Cologne-Stammheim
An unknown man threatened a petrol station employee in Cologne-Stammheim with a knife and fled with cash and cigarettes.
- Knife attack
Bus driver attacked with knife in Cologne
A man allegedly stabbed toward a bus driver with a knife in Cologne. The driver fended off the attack and was then lightly injured by pepper spray.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured with knife in attempted robbery in Cologne
A 29-year-old man was seriously injured with a knife during an attempted robbery in Cologne-Porz. The attacker remains unknown.
- Robbery/extortion
Two unidentified men threaten man with knife in Cologne
Two unidentified men allegedly threatened a man with a knife on Zülpicher Straße in Cologne and took cash and a car key. They then fled.
- Knife threat
Suspect turns himself in after alleged knife threat in Cologne
A 40-year-old suspect is alleged to have threatened a minor with a knife at a kiosk in Cologne-Weidenpesch and demanded the return of a bicycle believed to have been stolen. He later turned himself in through his lawyer.
- Knife threat
Woman threatens witness with knife after camper break-in in Cologne
A woman allegedly threatened a witness with a knife after a suspected camper break-in in Cologne. She was later arrested and remanded in custody.
- Robbery/extortion
Robbery with kitchen knife at Cologne veterinary practice
An unidentified man is alleged to have threatened an employee of a veterinary practice in Cologne-Mülheim with a kitchen knife and stolen cash. Police are searching for the suspect.
- Knife threat
Man detained after several violent incidents in Cologne
Cologne police detained a 37-year-old man suspected of attacking several people and, among other acts, making threats with a knife.
- Robbery/extortion
19-year-old arrested in Cologne after alleged robbery involving a knife
A 19-year-old is alleged to have threatened a passenger with a knife on a regional train, forced the passenger off the train and made them withdraw cash. Police arrested him at Neumarkt in Cologne.
- Knife attack
Man remanded after knife attack at Cologne Cathedral Square
An 18-year-old suspect has been remanded after a violent confrontation at Cologne Cathedral Square. He is alleged to have inflicted a life-threatening stab wound on a 22-year-old with a knife.
- Knife attack
Two men injured after altercation at Cologne Cathedral square
Two men suffered stab and cut injuries during an altercation at Cologne Cathedral square. A 22-year-old underwent emergency surgery and the suspect remained at large.
- Knife attack
Man suffers stab wound after dispute at Breslauer Platz
A 26-year-old suffered a stab wound after a dispute at Breslauer Platz in Cologne. He was provisionally detained because he allegedly tried to strike another man with a bottle.
- Knife attack
Three men injured with pointed object in Cologne
An unidentified man is alleged to have injured three men with a pointed object at Kalscheurer Weiher in Cologne. One of the victims sustained multiple stab wounds to the head and neck.
- Robbery/extortion
Masked suspect abandons attempted petrol station robbery in Cologne
A masked young man allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Cologne with a knife and demanded cash. He fled empty-handed after being told about cameras.
- Knife attack
Man in Cologne allegedly injured another man with knife
In Cologne-Mülheim, a 43-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 36-year-old man with a knife. The injured man was taken to hospital and the suspect was provisionally detained.
- Robbery/extortion
Kitchen knife used in Cologne flat robbery
A man is alleged to have threatened a resident in Cologne-Höhenhaus with a kitchen knife and stolen cash.