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Knife attacks in Witten 2025
For Witten, 2 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 1 knife attacks, 1 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 |
| June | 1 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack1
- Knife threat1
- Robbery or extortion0
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury1
- Mixed injury outcomes1
Context for Witten
- A knife attack accounts for the largest share of documented cases at 50.0%.
- Witten accounts for 0.2% of published cases in North Rhine-Westphalia.
2 results
Latest cases in Witten
- Knife threat
Knife threat at Witten railway station
A man is alleged to have pushed his former partner into the track area at Witten railway station and threatened her there with a knife. Federal police provisionally detained him.
- Knife attack
Two injured in suspected attempted homicide in Witten
A woman suffered life-threatening injuries and a man was slightly injured in an apartment in Witten. Police are investigating suspected attempted homicide.