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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
- Robbery and extortion
Minor in pre-trial detention after alleged knife extortion in Dresden
A minor suspect is alleged to have displayed a knife to a person at Strehlener Platz in Dresden with two accomplices and demanded valuables.
- Robbery and extortion
Minor forced at knifepoint to hand over money in Chemnitz
Two unknown men allegedly used a knife to force a minor in Chemnitz to hand over cash and his bank card.
- Robbery and extortion
Two men extorted with knives in Chemnitz
Two unidentified teenagers allegedly threatened two young men with knives in Chemnitz and forced them to hand over cash and mobile phones. Police are seeking witnesses.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatened with knife and robbed in Leipzig
A man is suspected of threatening and attacking a passer-by with a knife in Leipzig before robbing him of his shoulder bag. Police are seeking witnesses.
- Robbery and extortion
Employee threatened with knife and robbed in Görlitz
An employee of a shop in Görlitz was threatened with a knife after closing time and forced to hand over 120 euros.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatened with knife during robbery in Stollberg
A 39-year-old man was threatened with a knife and robbed by several offenders in Stollberg. The group fled with cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatened with knife and injured on Chemnitz bus
Two unknown men allegedly used a knife to demand money from a 31-year-old man on a bus in Chemnitz. When he had no cash, they punched him in the face and caused minor injuries.
- Robbery and extortion
Two minors in pre-trial detention after alleged knife robbery in Dresden
Two minors are alleged to have robbed a 19-year-old of cash while displaying a knife outside Dresden's main railway station. Both were remanded in custody.
- Robbery and extortion
Youths threaten woman with knife in Dresden
A woman was allegedly threatened with a knife and asked for money near Dresden main station. Two minor suspects were later encountered by federal police.
- Robbery and extortion
Elderly woman assaulted and threatened with knife in Chemnitz
An elderly woman was assaulted and threatened with a knife outside a residential entrance in Chemnitz. The suspect is alleged to have then stolen her shopping bag.
- Robbery and extortion
Man robbed at knifepoint on Dresden tram
Three youths allegedly threatened a 22-year-old man with a knife on a Dresden tram and took cigarettes and cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife seized after robbery extortion in Thalheim
Following a robbery extortion at a bakery in Thalheim, investigators seized a knife used in the offence and part of the cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Masked man robs bakery in Thalheim/Erzgeb. with knife
A masked man threatened a bakery employee with a knife in Thalheim/Erzgeb. and stole cash before fleeing on foot.
- Robbery and extortion
Man robbed at knifepoint in Dresden
An unidentified man threatened a man with a knife in his Dresden flat and took cash, a telephone and cards.
- Robbery and extortion
Man with knife detained after alleged extortion attempt in Dresden
A man allegedly confronted two young people with a knife and demanded cannabis in Dresden. Security staff held him until police arrived.
- Robbery and extortion
Teenager robbed at knifepoint in Leipzig
Two unidentified suspects allegedly threatened a teenager with a knife in Leipzig-Connewitz and forced him to hand over cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Person threatened with knife and robbed of wallet in Chemnitz
A person in Chemnitz was threatened with a knife and had their wallet stolen.
- Robbery and extortion
37-year-old man robbed at knifepoint in Niederdorf
Two unidentified men allegedly threatened a 37-year-old man with a knife in Niederdorf and stole his wallet.
- Robbery and extortion
Man robs Zwickau pharmacy of medication
A man held a knife while robbing medication from a pharmacy in Zwickau. Two employees were unharmed, and police took the suspect into custody after he fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Youths threatened with knife and sprayed with irritant in Dresden
Three youths are suspected of threatening two youths with a knife and demanding money in Dresden-Prohlis. The victims fled and were sprayed with irritant.
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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.
