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Knife attacks in Leer 2025
For Leer, 4 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 0 knife attacks, 3 knife threats, and 1 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 | 1 |
| February | 2 |
| October | 1 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack0
- Knife threat3
- Robbery or extortion1
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury1
- Injured, severity not known1
- Minor injury1
- Not known1
Context for Leer
- Knife threats account for the largest share of documented cases at 75.0%.
- The highest documented monthly count is February 2025 with 2 cases.
- Leer accounts for 1.3% of published cases in Lower Saxony.
4 results
Latest cases in Leer
- Knife threat
Man threatened with knife and slightly injured in Leer
A 19-year-old man in Leer was stopped by a group after an argument, threatened with a knife and slightly injured.
- Knife threat
Guest threatened with two knives and injured in Leer
An unidentified man allegedly threatened a guest at a pub in Leer with two knives before injuring the guest's hand with an iron bar. The suspect fled unidentified.
- Robbery/extortion
Bar owner threatened with knife and robbed in Leer
A man threatened a bar owner in Leer with a knife and demanded cash and alcohol. He was provisionally detained after fleeing.
- Knife threat
Man threatens police officers with knife at Leer railway station
A man allegedly threatened police officers with a knife during an operation at Leer railway station. He was taken into custody.