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Knife attacks in Lünen 2025
For Lünen, 6 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 3 knife attacks, 1 knife threats, and 2 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 |
| May | 1 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 1 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack3
- Knife threat1
- Robbery or extortion2
Reported injury outcomes
- Injured, severity not known1
- Minor injury4
- Fatal outcome1
Context for Lünen
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 50.0%.
- The highest documented monthly count is January 2025 with 1 cases.
- Lünen accounts for 0.7% of published cases in North Rhine-Westphalia.
6 results
Latest cases in Lünen
- Knife threat
Three men threaten man with knives in Lünen
Three men allegedly attacked a man and threatened him with knives in Lünen. The injured man was discharged from hospital after outpatient treatment.
- Robbery/extortion
Man injured with knife during attempted robbery in Lünen
A man was injured in the upper arm with a knife during an attempted aggravated robbery in Lünen.
- Knife attack
Man dies after stab wounds in Lünen
A 60-year-old man died in Lünen after sustaining two stab wounds to the leg. His 49-year-old partner is in pre-trial detention on suspicion of manslaughter.
- Knife attack
20-year-old injured with knife in Lünen dispute
A 20-year-old man was injured in the neck with a knife after a dispute at a kiosk in Lünen. Police provisionally detained a 19-year-old suspect.
- Robbery/extortion
Three offenders allegedly threatened man with knife in Lünen
Three offenders allegedly robbed a man at his home in Lünen, threatened him with a knife and extorted money.
- Knife attack
Man slightly injured in knife stabbing in Lünen
A 30-year-old man was slightly injured in a knife attack in Lünen on 19 January. The suspected attacker fled as a passenger on a motorcycle.