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Knife-related cases in Saxony-Anhalt 2025
Statistics and latest reports on knife attacks, knife threats, robbery and extortion involving knives in Saxony-Anhalt.
Annual comparison for this federal state
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 10 |
| February | 4 |
| March | 5 |
| April | 3 |
| May | 6 |
| June | 5 |
| July | 6 |
| August | 9 |
| September | 7 |
| October | 5 |
| November | 7 |
| December | 12 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 79 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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Reports
- Knife attacks
Knife injury during altercation in Lützen
One man was injured with a knife during a mutual altercation between two men in Lützen.
- Knife attacks
Serious stab injuries after dispute in Lutherstadt Wittenberg
A 43-year-old suspect is alleged to have inflicted serious stab injuries on a 47-year-old man after an altercation in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured with knife-like object in Wittenberg
A man was seriously injured after an altercation with a group in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Police are investigating suspected attempted homicide.
- Knife attacks
Altercation involving a machete at Neustädter Platz in Magdeburg
According to police, stabbing and striking implements were used during an altercation involving several people at Neustädter Platz in Magdeburg. Witnesses identified a machete among them.
- Knife attacks
18-year-old injured in the face during altercation in Magdeburg
During an altercation near Krügerbrücke in Magdeburg, an 18-year-old is alleged to have inflicted stab wounds to another 18-year-old's face with an unidentified object.
- Knife attacks
Man injured in knife stabbing in Teuchern
A 33-year-old man was injured in the leg with a knife after an altercation outside a restaurant in Teuchern.
- Knife attacks
Youth injures man with pointed object in Halle (Saale)
Following a verbal dispute in Halle (Saale), a youth is alleged to have attacked and injured a 42-year-old man with a pointed object.
- Knife attacks
Man directs kitchen knife at another man in Klostermansfeld
A 41-year-old man allegedly attacked a 33-year-old with a kitchen knife in an apartment in Klostermansfeld. The other man defended himself and nobody was injured.
- Knife attacks
Five injured after altercation involving knife in Magdeburg
Five people were injured in an altercation between two groups in Magdeburg. One man suffered cut and stab injuries; police said pepper spray and a knife were also used.
- Knife attacks
Teenager injured in knife attack in Zeitz
A teenager suffered a minor stab wound after a dispute in a park in Zeitz. A young adult was located as a suspect.
- Knife attacks
Man injures garden holder with knife in Halle
A man allegedly injured a garden holder’s forearm with a knife at an allotment site in Halle. He had previously threatened the man and a woman, and police later arrested him.
- Knife attacks
Man attacked with knife in Halberstadt
A 26-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries in a knife attack at an accommodation facility in Halberstadt. A detention order was issued against a 23-year-old suspect.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with unknown object in Magdeburg
An 80-year-old man allegedly sustained a stab injury with an unknown object after an argument in Magdeburg. The suspected attacker fled.
- Knife attacks
Knife reportedly used in altercation in Aschersleben
One person was seriously injured during an altercation involving several people in Aschersleben. Police said a knife was reportedly used.
- Knife attacks
Man attacks two people with a hand saw in Dessau-Roßlau
A man allegedly attacked and threatened two people with a hand saw on a green area outside Dessau's main railway station. Both remained uninjured, and federal police located the suspect.
- Knife attacks
Man allegedly tries to attack campers with knife at Leuna lake
A man allegedly threatened a group at a lake in Leuna and tried to attack them with a knife. Nobody was injured.
- Knife attacks
Man placed in psychiatric care after attack with pointed object in Magdeburg
A 60-year-old man was injured in an attack in Magdeburg. Police provisionally detained a 52-year-old suspect, who was later ordered to be placed in psychiatric care.
- Knife attacks
Woman stabs two women with scissors in Eisleben
During a dispute outside a primary school in Eisleben, a woman allegedly caused superficial injuries to two women with scissors.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured in attack in Oschersleben
A man is alleged to have stabbed another man with a stabbing weapon in an Oschersleben apartment, injuring him.
- Knife attacks
Woman dies after knife attack in Halle (Saale)
A woman was seriously injured with a knife in Halle (Saale) and later died in hospital. The suspect was provisionally detained.