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Knife-related cases in Mönchengladbach 2025
For Mönchengladbach, 15 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 4 knife attacks, 5 knife threats, and 6 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 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 2 |
| August | 2 |
| September | 4 |
| December | 1 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 15 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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Reported injury outcomes
- Injured, severity not known1
- Minor injury2
- Serious injury3
- Not known9
Context for Mönchengladbach
- The context and all figures refer to: Calendar year 2025.
- Robbery and extortion cases account for the largest share of documented cases at 40.0%.
- The highest documented monthly count is September 2025 with 4 cases.
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Latest cases in Mönchengladbach
- Robbery and extortion
Man accused of threatening cashier with pocketknife in Mönchengladbach
A 44-year-old man is accused of threatening a cashier with a pocketknife, demanding money and taking cash from a discount store. Police provisionally detained him.
- Robbery and extortion
Attempted robbery involving claimed knife in Mönchengladbach
An unidentified man allegedly threatened an 81-year-old man with a knife on Waldhausener Straße and demanded his wallet. The senior fled into a snack bar.
- Knife attacks
Man treated for stab wounds after altercation in Mönchengladbach
After an altercation outside a kiosk in Mönchengladbach, a 31-year-old man was found to have two stab wounds. Police said his life was not in danger.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured with knife in Mönchengladbach
A man is alleged to have seriously injured an acquaintance with a knife in Mönchengladbach on 4 September. The suspect was provisionally detained.
- Knife threats
Knife threat during altercation at Sittardplatz
A 27-year-old man was reportedly threatened with a knife during an altercation at Sittardplatz in Mönchengladbach.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured with knife in Mönchengladbach
A man was seriously injured with a knife in Mönchengladbach. Police provisionally detained a suspect.
- Robbery and extortion
Trio fails in knife robbery attempt in Mönchengladbach
Three men are alleged to have attacked two 26-year-olds in Mönchengladbach. One held a folding knife at a victim, but the suspects fled without any loot.
- Knife threats
Man arrested after knife threat at Mönchengladbach central station
A 33-year-old man is alleged to have threatened a 30-year-old man with a knife at Mönchengladbach central station. Federal police arrested him, and the knife was later recovered.
- Robbery and extortion
Priest threatened with knife in Mönchengladbach
Unknown offenders are reported to have broken into a prayer house in Mönchengladbach, threatened a priest with a knife and stolen cash and jewellery.
- Robbery and extortion
Man robbed at knifepoint at cemetery in Mönchengladbach
An 18-year-old man was threatened with a knife and forced to hand over cash at a cemetery in Mönchengladbach.
- Knife threats
Resident detains burglar carrying butterfly knife in Mönchengladbach
A resident detained a suspected burglar who produced a butterfly knife during the confrontation. Both men sustained minor injuries.
- Robbery and extortion
Jeweller injured with knife in attempted robbery in Mönchengladbach
An unknown man allegedly threatened a 67-year-old jeweller with a knife and slightly injured him during an attempted robbery in Mönchengladbach. The suspect fled.
- Knife threats
Youths threaten 18-year-old with knife in Mönchengladbach
A group of youths allegedly threatened an 18-year-old in Mönchengladbach. One of the suspects held a knife during the incident.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured in Mönchengladbach – suspect remanded in custody
A 36-year-old man suffered serious stab wounds during a dispute in a flat in Mönchengladbach. A 19-year-old suspect has been remanded in custody.
- Knife threats
Store detective threatened with screwdriver in Mönchengladbach
A man allegedly threatened a store detective with a screwdriver at a supermarket in Mönchengladbach-Rheydt. Police took him into custody.