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Knife attacks in Wiesbaden 2025
For Wiesbaden, 27 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 11 knife attacks, 7 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 | 1 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 3 |
| May | 4 |
| June | 3 |
| July | 2 |
| September | 3 |
| October | 3 |
| November | 5 |
| December | 1 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack11
- Knife threat7
- Robbery or extortion9
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury2
- Injured, severity not known8
- Minor injury3
- Serious injury1
- Fatal outcome1
- Not known12
Context for Wiesbaden
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 40.7%.
- The highest documented monthly count is November 2025 with 5 cases.
- Wiesbaden accounts for 7.8% of published cases in Hesse.
- Wiesbaden has 285,522 residents (as of 2023).
27 results
Latest cases in Wiesbaden
- Robbery/extortion
Armed man attempts petrol station robbery in Wiesbaden
A man demanded cash while holding a knife at a petrol station in Wiesbaden. He fled without any money.
- Knife threat
Knife displayed during altercation in Wiesbaden
A knife was reportedly displayed during an altercation between two men in Wiesbaden. Police detained both men.
- Knife threat
Man threatens 18-year-old with knife after taking phone in Wiesbaden
A man allegedly displayed a knife to an 18-year-old at Wiesbaden's Luisenplatz and kept his phone. He then left on a public bus.
- Robbery/extortion
Armed petrol station robbery in Wiesbaden
An unknown man threatened a petrol station employee in Wiesbaden with a knife and stole cash and cigarettes. He fled without being identified.
- Knife attack
Woman injured with folding knife during dispute in Wiesbaden
A woman was injured in the thigh with a folding knife during a dispute at Platz der Deutschen Einheit in Wiesbaden. Police arrested a 48-year-old man and secured the knife.
- Robbery/extortion
Two men rob Wiesbaden petrol station using a knife
Two unidentified men allegedly threatened a petrol station attendant in Wiesbaden with a knife and stole cash.
- Knife attack
Teenager stabs friend in Wiesbaden-Kastel
A teenager is alleged to have injured a friend in the thigh with a pocketknife after an argument in Wiesbaden-Kastel.
- Knife threat
Man threatens three people with kitchen knife in Wiesbaden
A man allegedly threatened three people with a kitchen knife in a Wiesbaden park on Saturday evening. Police arrested him.
- Robbery/extortion
Two men rob passer-by at knifepoint in Wiesbaden
Two unidentified men are alleged to have taken cash from a man at knifepoint at Wiesbaden's station square.
- Knife attack
Man injured in the hand with a knife during dispute in Wiesbaden
A 37-year-old man was injured in the hand with a knife during a dispute in Wiesbaden. Police are investigating.
- Knife threat
Man threatens two passers-by in Wiesbaden with kitchen knife
An unidentified man threatened two passers-by with a kitchen knife at Elsässer Platz in Wiesbaden. Both were able to flee.
- Knife threat
Man threatens opponent with kitchen knife in Wiesbaden
A man allegedly threatened another man with a kitchen knife during an argument on the Rhine riverbank in Wiesbaden. Police arrested the suspect after a search.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife in Wiesbaden dispute
A 68-year-old man was injured with a knife during a dispute at a garden allotment in Wiesbaden. A 59-year-old man was provisionally detained.
- Robbery/extortion
Man fails in knife robbery attempt in Wiesbaden
An unidentified man held a knife at a woman in Wiesbaden and tried to steal money. The woman screamed and ran away, causing him to flee.
- Knife attack
Man injured with sharp object in Wiesbaden
Following an argument at Luisenplatz in Wiesbaden, an unidentified man allegedly injured a man with a pointed, sharp object.
- Robbery/extortion
Knife robbery in Wiesbaden park
Following an argument in the Reisinger-Anlagen, a 23-year-old allegedly robbed a 29-year-old of an electric scooter while displaying a knife.
- Knife attack
Man injured after dispute in Wiesbaden
A 51-year-old man was injured after a dispute in a flat in Wiesbaden-Delkenheim, where a knife is alleged to have been used.
- Knife attack
Woman threatens two men with knife in Wiesbaden
A woman allegedly threatened two men with a knife and made stabbing motions towards them in Reisinger Anlagen in Wiesbaden. Nobody was injured, and police arrested the woman.
- Knife attack
Man dies after stabbing attack in Wiesbaden-Biebrich park
An 86-year-old man died after being stabbed multiple times in a park in Wiesbaden-Biebrich. Police arrested a 56-year-old suspect at the scene.
- Knife threat
Man threatened with knife in Wiesbaden
An unidentified man is alleged to have hit and threatened a 31-year-old man with a knife after an argument on Helenenstraße in Wiesbaden.