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Knife-related cases in Brandenburg 2025
Statistics and latest reports on knife attacks, knife threats, robbery and extortion involving knives in Brandenburg.
Annual comparison for this federal state
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 13 |
| February | 9 |
| March | 6 |
| April | 5 |
| May | 2 |
| June | 4 |
| July | 3 |
| August | 4 |
| September | 6 |
| October | 9 |
| November | 7 |
| December | 4 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 72 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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Reports
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatens passenger on Potsdam tram with pointed object
A man is alleged to have threatened another passenger with a pointed object on a tram in Potsdam and demanded food. Police later located a suspect.
- Knife threats
Man threatens pub owner in Eberswalde with folding knife
A 37-year-old man allegedly threatened a woman with a folding knife at a pub in Eberswalde after she asked him to leave.
- Knife threats
Man confronts store employees with a knife in Eberswalde
After a suspected shoplifting incident, a man confronted discount-store employees in Eberswalde while holding a knife. Two suspects were later provisionally detained.
- Knife threats
Man threatens partner with knife in Eberswalde
A man is alleged to have threatened his partner with a knife at an apartment in Eberswalde. The woman was able to escape.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife used during robbery in Luckenwalde
Several perpetrators allegedly attacked and robbed a 25-year-old man in Luckenwalde and threatened him with a knife. The injured man was taken to hospital.
- Knife threats
Man threatens passengers on RE1 train with pocketknife
A man is alleged to have threatened several passengers with a folded pocketknife on an RE1 train bound for Berlin. Fellow travellers subdued him and took the knife away.
- Knife attacks
Woman injured with kitchen knife after dispute in Eberswalde
A woman was injured in the leg with a kitchen knife during a dispute in Eberswalde. Her partner was provisionally detained.
- Knife threats
Knife threat in Hennickendorf
A man threatened several residents in Hennickendorf with a knife. A police officer was slightly injured when the man resisted officers.
- Robbery and extortion
Man uses knife to extort cash in Falkensee
A man allegedly demanded cash while displaying a knife at a grocery store in Falkensee. He fled after receiving the money, and the initial search was unsuccessful.
- Knife attacks
Man dies after knife injury in Wriezen
In Wriezen, a minor suspect is alleged to have injured his 46-year-old father with a knife during an altercation. The man later died in hospital, and the suspect was arrested.
- Robbery and extortion
Minor robbed with knife-like object in Blankenfelde-Mahlow
Several unknown men allegedly forced a minor in Blankenfelde-Mahlow to hand over valuables while holding a knife-like object.
- Knife threats
Knife threat against Bundeswehr soldiers in Prenzlau
Two men allegedly insulted Bundeswehr soldiers in Prenzlau, challenged them to fight and threatened to use a knife. They fled after police were called.
- Knife threats
Man threatens neighbours with knife in Wusterhausen (Dosse)
A man is alleged to have threatened neighbours with a knife in a building in Wusterhausen (Dosse). Two officers were slightly injured during the subsequent police operation.
- Robbery and extortion
Youths stopped after suspected knife robbery in Nuthetal
Two youths are suspected of demanding a man's backpack at knifepoint in Nuthetal. Police stopped both after they fled.
- Knife threats
Man threatens another man with kitchen knife in Schwedt/Oder
A man threatened another man with a kitchen knife in Schwedt/Oder. The threatened man escaped without injury.
- Knife threats
Ticket inspector threatened with a utility knife in Strausberg
A ticket inspector in Strausberg was threatened with a utility knife after an argument about a ticket. The suspected offender fled.
- Knife threats
Man threatens authorised person with knife in Luckenwalde
A man is alleged to have threatened an authorised person with a knife inside a vacant building in Luckenwalde. A detention warrant was issued against the 34-year-old.
- Knife attacks
Man throws knife at staff in Fürstenwalde/Spree
A 53-year-old man allegedly threw a knife at staff in a hospitality venue in Fürstenwalde/Spree. Officers restrained him and took him to a police station.
- Robbery and extortion
Man extorts valuables at knifepoint in Eberswalde
An unidentified man allegedly demanded money and precious metals at knifepoint at a business premises in Eberswalde. He fled after valuables were handed over.
- Knife threats
42-year-old injured after dispute in Luckenwalde
During an altercation in Luckenwalde, an unidentified man is alleged to have pulled a knife. A 42-year-old was injured and taken to hospital for examination.