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Knife-related cases in Wuppertal 2025
For Wuppertal, 21 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 12 knife attacks, 3 knife threats, and 6 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 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 2 |
| August | 6 |
| October | 2 |
| November | 1 |
| December | 3 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 21 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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Reported injury outcomes
- No injury4
- Injured, severity not known6
- Minor injury2
- Serious injury1
- Life-threatening injury1
- Mixed injury outcomes2
- Not known5
Context for Wuppertal
- The context and all figures refer to: Calendar year 2025.
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 57.1%.
- The highest documented monthly count is August 2025 with 6 cases.
- Wuppertal has 358,938 residents (as of 2023).
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Latest cases in Wuppertal
- Knife attacks
Woman injures husband with knife in Wuppertal
A 25-year-old woman injured her 32-year-old husband with a knife in Wuppertal. He was treated in hospital and was not in danger of dying, police said.
- Knife attacks
Man threatens passers-by with knife in Wuppertal
A man threatened several passers-by with a knife in Wuppertal and made stabbing motions towards them. Police took him into custody; initial findings indicated that nobody was injured.
- Knife attacks
Three men injured in altercation in Wuppertal
Three men suffered cut and stab wounds during an altercation outside a restaurant in Wuppertal.
- Knife attacks
Man held in pre-trial detention after Wuppertal knife attack
A 34-year-old man is suspected of injuring a 24-year-old man several times with a kitchen knife at Wupperpark-Ost. He was placed in pre-trial detention after his arrest.
- Knife attacks
Passer-by lightly injured with knife as police shoot armed man
A man is alleged to have lightly injured a passer-by with a knife in Wuppertal. He was seriously injured by police gunfire after allegedly approaching officers while armed.
- Knife attacks
Man remanded after knife attack in Wuppertal
A 22-year-old man allegedly seriously injured a 27-year-old man with a knife in Wuppertal. He was remanded in custody.
- Knife attacks
Man found with cut injuries in Wuppertal
A man with cut injuries was found by the Wupper river in Wuppertal and received inpatient treatment. Divers later recovered a suspected machete from the river.
- Knife attacks
Man injured in confrontation in Wuppertal
A 23-year-old man suffered cut and stab injuries during a confrontation in central Wuppertal. Police located three suspected participants.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured in stabbing during dispute in Wuppertal
An 18-year-old man suffered serious stab wounds during an altercation involving several men in Wuppertal. The unidentified perpetrators fled.
- Knife attacks
19-year-old injured with pointed object in Wuppertal
An unknown man attacked a 19-year-old in Wuppertal-Elberfeld and presumably injured him with a pointed object. The injured man was taken to hospital.
- Knife attacks
Five injured after neighbourhood dispute in Wuppertal
Five people sustained minor injuries during an altercation involving several people in Wuppertal. One man suffered stab wounds.
- Knife attacks
Man allegedly injures two men with butcher's knife in Wuppertal supermarket
A 31-year-old man is alleged to have injured two men with a butcher's knife in a Wuppertal supermarket. Police later executed an arrest warrant against him.