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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 threats
Teen allegedly held a knife during dispute in Leipzig
During a dispute involving several people in Leipzig, a teen allegedly held a knife. A man was injured but declined medical treatment.
- Knife threats
Man threatens people with knife at Dresden bank
A 38-year-old man allegedly threatened employees and customers with a knife at a bank branch in Dresden. Police arrested him shortly afterwards.
- Knife threats
Man threatens police officers with machete in Zwickau
A man allegedly threatened police officers in Zwickau with a machete during an operation. A special police unit took him into custody after the area had been cordoned off for several hours.
- Knife threats
Man threatens another man with knife in Plauen
Following an argument at Postplatz in Plauen, an unidentified man allegedly threatened another man verbally and with a knife. Police are seeking witnesses.
- Knife threats
Teenager threatens staff with knife after fish theft in Zwickau
After fish were stolen from a DIY store in Zwickau, a teenager is alleged to have threatened two employees with a knife.
- Knife threats
Teenagers threatened with a knife and injured in Saxony
Two teenagers were harassed by two unknown men in Sonnenberg. One of the men held a knife while verbally threatening them, and both teenagers were injured during the assault.
- Knife threats
Man threatens boy with knife in Gröditz
A man allegedly pushed a boy off his bicycle in Gröditz and then threatened him with a knife. The boy sustained minor injuries, and police are seeking witnesses.
- Knife threats
Man threatens passers-by with knife at Dresden-Neustadt station
A man allegedly threatened several passers-by with a knife at Dresden-Neustadt station. Federal police arrested him after a short pursuit.
- Knife threats
Woman threatens police officers with knife in Dresden
A woman allegedly threatened police officers with a knife after a dispute in Dresden. She was arrested.
- Knife threats
Man threatened with knife in Plauen
An unidentified person threatened a 57-year-old man with a knife in Plauen and demanded cigarettes and cash. The man escaped without injury.
- Knife threats
Man threatens passers-by with kitchen knife in Seiffen
A man allegedly threatened passers-by with a knife in the car park of a supermarket in Seiffen. Federal police officers provisionally detained him.
- Knife threats
Man threatened with knife on Dresden river meadows
Following an incident involving two dogs, an unknown man threatened a man with a knife on the river meadows in Dresden-Kemnitz.
- Knife threats
Man threatened with knife during altercation in Dresden
During an altercation in Dresden-Prohlis, a teenager threatened a 27-year-old man with a knife. Another teenager struck the man in the face.
- Knife threats
Man holds knife during dispute in Weißwasser
During a dispute in Weißwasser, a man held a knife in his hand. The other man retreated to his vehicle, whose rear window was later damaged.
- Knife threats
Man waves bread knife toward bystanders in Riesa
A man reportedly waved a bread knife toward bystanders in Riesa. Police later stopped him and opened an investigation.
- Knife threats
Store detective threatened with knife in Röhrsdorf
After a shoplifting incident in Röhrsdorf, a man threatened a store detective with a knife and fled. His companion also escaped.
- Knife threats
Man threatens 39-year-old with knife in Dresden
An 18-year-old man allegedly threatened a 39-year-old with a knife during an argument on Alaunstraße in Dresden. The threatened man was not injured.
- Knife threats
Man threatens police officers with knife in Zwickau
A 36-year-old man allegedly threatened police officers verbally in Zwickau while displaying a knife and a pistol-like object later identified as an airsoft gun.
- Knife threats
Man threatens teenager with knife in Aue-Bad Schlema
A 55-year-old man is alleged to have threatened a teenager with a knife in a park in Aue-Bad Schlema. Police detained him and seized the knife.
- Knife threats
Man threatens police officers with knife in Plauen
A 47-year-old man is alleged to have threatened police officers in Plauen with a knife after blocking traffic.
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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.
