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Knife attacks in Magdeburg 2025
For Magdeburg, 11 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 7 knife attacks, 1 knife threats, and 3 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 | 2 |
| March | 1 |
| July | 1 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 2 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 3 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack7
- Knife threat1
- Robbery or extortion3
Reported injury outcomes
- Injured, severity not known5
- Serious injury1
- Not known5
Context for Magdeburg
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 63.6%.
- The highest documented monthly count is November 2025 with 3 cases.
- Magdeburg accounts for 14.9% of published cases in Saxony-Anhalt.
11 results
Latest cases in Magdeburg
- Knife attack
Altercation involving a machete at Neustädter Platz in Magdeburg
According to police, stabbing and striking implements were used during an altercation involving several people at Neustädter Platz in Magdeburg. Witnesses identified a machete among them.
- Robbery/extortion
Four men rob man in Magdeburg using stabbing weapon
Four men are alleged to have threatened a man in Magdeburg with a stabbing weapon before robbing his home.
- Knife attack
18-year-old injured in the face during altercation in Magdeburg
During an altercation near Krügerbrücke in Magdeburg, an 18-year-old is alleged to have inflicted stab wounds to another 18-year-old's face with an unidentified object.
- Knife threat
Man allegedly held machete during dispute in Magdeburg
During a dispute in an apartment building in Magdeburg, a man allegedly held a machete. Police seized the suspected weapon and opened an investigation.
- Knife attack
Five injured after altercation involving knife in Magdeburg
Five people were injured in an altercation between two groups in Magdeburg. One man suffered cut and stab injuries; police said pepper spray and a knife were also used.
- Knife attack
Man injured with unknown object in Magdeburg
An 80-year-old man allegedly sustained a stab injury with an unknown object after an argument in Magdeburg. The suspected attacker fled.
- Knife attack
Man placed in psychiatric care after attack with pointed object in Magdeburg
A 60-year-old man was injured in an attack in Magdeburg. Police provisionally detained a 52-year-old suspect, who was later ordered to be placed in psychiatric care.
- Knife attack
Four men injured after altercation involving a utility knife in Magdeburg
A 35-year-old man is alleged to have injured three men with a utility knife during an altercation at a bar in Magdeburg. Four people involved received medical treatment.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured with knife during alleged robbery extortion in Magdeburg
Three suspects allegedly injured a man with a knife in Magdeburg and demanded that he hand over his food order.
- Robbery/extortion
Pharmacy robbed at knifepoint in Magdeburg
An unknown man is alleged to have threatened a pharmacy employee with a knife in Magdeburg and taken cash from the register.
- Robbery/extortion
Knife displayed in robbery-related extortion in Magdeburg
A 19-year-old was allegedly forced to hand over cash at knifepoint outside Buckau station in Magdeburg.