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Knife attacks in Osnabrück 2025
For Osnabrück, 16 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 6 knife attacks, 1 knife threats, and 9 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 | 4 |
| February | 1 |
| March | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 1 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 2 |
| December | 2 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack6
- Knife threat1
- Robbery or extortion9
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury4
- Injured, severity not known2
- Minor injury1
- Serious injury1
- Life-threatening injury1
- Fatal outcome1
- Mixed injury outcomes2
- Not known4
Context for Osnabrück
- Robbery and extortion cases account for the largest share of documented cases at 56.3%.
- The highest documented monthly count is January 2025 with 4 cases.
- Osnabrück accounts for 5.3% of published cases in Lower Saxony.
16 results
Latest cases in Osnabrück
- Knife attack
Man suffers stabbing injury at Osnabrück bus stop
A 31-year-old man suffered a stabbing injury during an argument at a bus stop in Osnabrück. Investigators are still determining which object caused it.
- 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.
- Robbery/extortion
Knife robbery in Osnabrück: Two suspects detained
Two men are suspected of threatening a kiosk employee in Osnabrück with a knife and stealing cash. Police provisionally detained two suspects.
- Robbery/extortion
Two men rob Osnabrück petrol station with knife
Two men threatened an employee at a petrol station in Osnabrück with a knife and took cash from the opened till.
- Robbery/extortion
Knife robbery at petrol station in Osnabrück
Two masked suspects allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Osnabrück with a knife and stole cash before fleeing on foot.