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Knife-related cases in Saxony 2025
Statistics and latest reports on knife attacks, knife threats, robbery and extortion involving knives in Saxony.
Annual comparison for this federal state
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 18 |
| February | 9 |
| March | 18 |
| April | 7 |
| May | 19 |
| June | 19 |
| July | 8 |
| August | 8 |
| September | 9 |
| October | 8 |
| November | 8 |
| December | 10 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 141 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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Reports
- Knife attacks
22-year-old seriously injured in Leipzig stabbing attack
An unidentified attacker used a stabbing instrument during an altercation outside a shop in Leipzig, seriously injuring a 22-year-old man.
- Knife attacks
24-year-old injured in attack outside Hainichen station
A 24-year-old was attacked by a group of youths outside Hainichen station and taken to hospital with cut injuries.
- Knife attacks
Man hospitalised after stabbing injuries in Plauen
A 66-year-old man suffered multiple non-life-threatening stab wounds after an altercation near a venue in Plauen. A 58-year-old suspect was identified.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife in Plauen
An unknown man injured a 47-year-old man in the shoulder with a knife outside a store in Plauen. Police are seeking witnesses.
- Knife attacks
Teenager injured with knife during robbery in Lengenfeld
A teenager was lightly injured with a knife during a robbery in Lengenfeld. Two offenders fled with cash from his wallet.
- Knife attacks
Teenager injured in attack at Chemnitz football pitch
A group of youths allegedly attacked seven people playing football in a Chemnitz park and demanded money from them. One teenager was reportedly lightly injured with a knife.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured in knife attack in Gröditz
A 22-year-old man was seriously injured with a knife during an argument in Gröditz. A teenage suspect was identified.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured during dispute in Leipzig
A 33-year-old man is suspected of seriously injuring a 44-year-old man with a pointed object during a dispute outside a support facility in Leipzig.
- Knife attacks
Three men threatened and attacked with knife in Chemnitz
A group of about six people allegedly threatened and attacked three men with a knife at a petrol station in Chemnitz. The men escaped the intended knife stabs without injury.
- Knife attacks
Man provisionally detained after knife injury in Dresden
Following an argument in Dresden, a 34-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 32-year-old man with a knife. Police provisionally detained the suspect.
- Knife attacks
Scissors thrown during confrontation at Leipzig Central Station
During a confrontation near Leipzig Central Station, a woman allegedly threw scissors at a man. He was not hit.
- Knife attacks
Man dies after knife stabbing in Saxony
A man died in Saxony from severe head injuries that police said had been inflicted by a knife stab. A detention warrant was issued for a 34-year-old suspect.
- Knife attacks
Man injured in altercation at Chemnitz city hall park
A 43-year-old man suffered multiple stab injuries during an altercation at Chemnitz city hall park. The suspects fled and police are continuing their search.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife at Leipzig central stop
A 40-year-old man was slightly injured with a knife at Leipzig's central stop.
- Knife attacks
Youths injured in altercation at Gröditz station
A knife was used during an altercation involving four youths at Gröditz station. At least two participants were injured and later taken to hospital.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife and bottle in Dresden
An unknown attacker is alleged to have attacked a 23-year-old man with a knife and a glass bottle in Dresden-Gorbitz. The man was injured and received medical treatment.
- Knife attacks
Two men injured during dispute in Hoyerswerda
Two men were injured with a saw and a pocket knife during a dispute at Lausitzer Platz. Both were provisionally detained.
- Knife attacks
33-year-old man injured with knife in Chemnitz
A 33-year-old man was injured on the hand at a snack bar in Chemnitz-Ebersdorf after a man allegedly cut him with a knife.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife during altercation in Chemnitz
A man was injured with a knife during an altercation in Chemnitz after a 20-year-old man was allegedly attacked first.
- Knife attacks
Two people injured with knife during robbery in Dresden
An unidentified man is suspected of robbing and lightly injuring a man with a knife at Albertplatz in Dresden. A woman who tried to mediate in the dispute was also lightly injured.
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Saxony weekly review
2 attacks · 1 threat · 0 robbery/extortion · Period 7–13 September 2026, data as of 14 September 2026.
