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Knife attacks in Osnabrück
For Osnabrück, 23 published cases are documented across the full documented period. They comprise 11 knife attacks, 2 knife threats, and 10 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2026-09-09
- 2025
- 2026
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| Month | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 1 |
| February | 1 | 1 |
| March | 2 | 1 |
| May | 2 | 1 |
| June | 1 | 2 |
| July | 1 | 1 |
| August | 0 | 1 |
| October | 1 | — |
| November | 2 | — |
| December | 1 | — |
Cases by type
- Knife attack11
- Knife threat2
- Robbery or extortion10
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury5
- Injured, severity not known3
- Minor injury1
- Serious injury4
- Life-threatening injury2
- Fatal outcome1
- Mixed injury outcomes2
- Not known5
Context for Osnabrück
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 47.8%.
- The highest documented monthly count is January 2025 with 4 cases.
- Osnabrück accounts for 4.9% of published cases in Lower Saxony.
23 results
Latest cases in Osnabrück
- Knife attack
Woman critically injured in knife attack in Osnabrück
A 32-year-old man is alleged to have attacked his 41-year-old former partner with a knife at her home in Osnabrück. The woman suffered life-threatening stab injuries and the man was arrested.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenager arrested after knife robbery at Osnabrück petrol station
A teenager is alleged to have threatened a petrol station employee in Osnabrück with a knife and stolen cash. Police later provisionally arrested him.
- Knife attack
Man remanded after alleged knife attack in Osnabrück
A 47-year-old was seriously injured in a flat in Osnabrück. A 49-year-old allegedly stabbed him repeatedly with a knife and has been remanded in custody.
- Knife attack
Man arrested after serious neck injury in Osnabrück
A man is alleged to have inflicted a deep neck cut on a 21-year-old with a pointed object in an Osnabrück apartment. The suspect was arrested later.
- Knife attack
Woman attacked with knife in Osnabrück
A woman was attacked and injured with a knife in Osnabrück, police said. The suspect fled and is being sought.
- Knife attack
19-year-old seriously injured in knife attack in Osnabrück
A 19-year-old was seriously injured by a knife stab during an altercation in central Osnabrück. A 22-year-old suspect was remanded in custody.
- Knife threat
Man points knife toward police officers in Osnabrück
A man held a knife toward police officers at a bus stop in Osnabrück. Officers subdued him and secured the knife; nobody was injured.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife in Osnabrück
Following an argument in Osnabrück, an unidentified man stabbed a 24-year-old man in the groin with a knife. The victim was treated in hospital.
- Knife attack
Man suffers stab wounds after attack in Osnabrück's Schlossgarten
A 20-year-old man suffered two stab wounds to his thigh after an attack by several men in Osnabrück's Schlossgarten. The attackers fled and police are seeking witnesses.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robbed at knifepoint in Osnabrück
Two unidentified men are alleged to have threatened a man with a knife and taken cash from him in Osnabrück.
- Knife attack
Man dies after suspected knife attack in Osnabrück
A man is suspected of stabbing his flatmate in the upper body with a knife during a dispute in Osnabrück. The victim later died in hospital, and the suspect is in pre-trial detention.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatens petrol station employee with knife in Osnabrück
An unidentified man allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Osnabrück with a knife and stole cash. Police are seeking witnesses.
- Robbery/extortion
Men remanded after knife robbery in Osnabrück
Two men are alleged to have threatened and seriously injured a man with a knife outside a supermarket in Osnabrück.
- Knife attack
Two men injured in knife attack in Osnabrück
Two men were injured, one seriously, during an altercation in Osnabrück. One attacker is alleged to have injured a 36-year-old man in the arm with a knife.
- Robbery/extortion
Knife threat during home robbery in Osnabrück
Three offenders robbed a senior in his Osnabrück apartment. One of them threatened another resident with a knife.
- Knife attack
Man critically injured in knife attack in Osnabrück
An unidentified man is alleged to have attacked a 34-year-old man with pepper spray and a knife after an argument on Schlosswall in Osnabrück.
- Robbery/extortion
Cashier robbed at knifepoint in Osnabrück
An unknown man threatened a cashier with a knife at a supermarket in Osnabrück and took cash from the till.
- Knife threat
Supermarket employee threatened with knife in Osnabrück
Following an alleged theft, an unidentified man threatened a supermarket employee in Osnabrück with a knife and fled by bicycle.
- Knife attack
Two people injured in knife attack in Osnabrück
A 60-year-old man and a minor were seriously injured by knife wounds during an altercation in Osnabrück. The minor sustained life-threatening injuries.
- Robbery/extortion
Man remanded after knife robbery in Osnabrück
A 36-year-old suspect was arrested after a knife robbery at a grocery store in Osnabrück. A court ordered him remanded in custody.