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Knife attacks in Leipzig 2025
For Leipzig, 11 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 6 knife attacks, 1 knife threats, and 4 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
Show data table
| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 2 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 1 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 1 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 2 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack6
- Knife threat1
- Robbery or extortion4
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury1
- Injured, severity not known2
- Minor injury2
- Serious injury1
- Not known5
Context for Leipzig
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 54.5%.
- The highest documented monthly count is January 2025 with 2 cases.
- Leipzig accounts for 7.8% of published cases in Saxony.
- Leipzig has 611,850 residents (as of 2024).
11 results
Latest cases in Leipzig
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured during dispute in Leipzig
A 33-year-old man is suspected of seriously injuring a 44-year-old man with a pointed object during a dispute outside a support facility in Leipzig.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife and robbed in Leipzig
A man is suspected of threatening and attacking a passer-by with a knife in Leipzig before robbing him of his shoulder bag. Police are seeking witnesses.
- Knife attack
Scissors thrown during confrontation at Leipzig Central Station
During a confrontation near Leipzig Central Station, a woman allegedly threw scissors at a man. He was not hit.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife at Leipzig central stop
A 40-year-old man was slightly injured with a knife at Leipzig's central stop.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenager robbed at knifepoint in Leipzig
Two unidentified suspects allegedly threatened a teenager with a knife in Leipzig-Connewitz and forced him to hand over cash.
- Knife attack
Knife injury in altercation at Leipzig football pitch
During an altercation at a football pitch in Leipzig-Grünau, a 32-year-old man was allegedly injured with a knife by a 27-year-old man, police said. At least four people were injured, and two men required hospital treatment.
- Robbery/extortion
Masked offenders rob Leipzig petrol station using machete
Two masked offenders allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Leipzig with a machete and stole tobacco products and cash.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife-like object in Leipzig
Following a dispute between two groups in Leipzig, a man was slightly injured with a knife-like object. One suspect was identified.
- Robbery/extortion
Knife displayed during bicycle robbery in Leipzig
Two unidentified suspects allegedly robbed a 24-year-old man of two high-value bicycles while displaying a knife in a Leipzig park.
- Knife attack
Man arrested after knife attack at Leipzig Central Station
A man allegedly injured a 27-year-old with a knife at Leipzig Central Station in late January. Police later arrested the suspect in Chemnitz.
- Knife threat
Man threatens cashier with knife at Leipzig supermarket
A man allegedly threatened a cashier at a Leipzig supermarket with a kitchen knife. No one was injured, and police detained the suspect.