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Knife attacks in Wetzlar 2025
For Wetzlar, 5 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 2 knife attacks, 3 knife threats, and 0 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| May | 1 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 2 |
| December | 1 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack2
- Knife threat3
- Robbery or extortion0
Reported injury outcomes
- Injured, severity not known2
- Minor injury1
- Not known2
Context for Wetzlar
- Knife threats account for the largest share of documented cases at 60.0%.
- The highest documented monthly count is October 2025 with 2 cases.
- Wetzlar accounts for 1.4% of published cases in Hesse.
5 results
Latest cases in Wetzlar
- Knife threat
Man threatened and injured with butterfly knife in Wetzlar
At least five unknown assailants threatened a 31-year-old man in Wetzlar with a butterfly knife and struck him with a baseball bat.
- Knife threat
Man threatened with knife in Wetzlar
An intoxicated man allegedly threatened another man with a knife in Wetzlar. Police provisionally detained the 50-year-old.
- Knife attack
Teenager injured with a knife outside Wetzlar railway station
A teenager was injured with a knife during an altercation involving a group outside Wetzlar railway station. Police are investigating and seeking witnesses.
- Knife attack
Man injured with kitchen knife during altercation in Wetzlar
A 39-year-old man was injured with a kitchen knife after an altercation in Wetzlar. Two unidentified men are alleged to have been involved.
- Knife threat
Man threatens signal-box employee with knife at Dutenhofen station
At Dutenhofen station, a man threatened a signal-box employee with death while referring to a knife worn around his neck. He was later arrested.