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Knife-related cases in Saxony
Statistics and latest reports on knife attacks, knife threats, robbery and extortion involving knives in Saxony.
Annual comparison for this federal state
Data through 2026-10-24
- 2025
- 2026
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| Month | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 18 | 15 |
| February | 9 | 9 |
| March | 18 | 14 |
| April | 7 | 7 |
| May | 19 | 12 |
| June | 19 | 5 |
| July | 8 | 9 |
| August | 8 | 20 |
| September | 9 | 17 |
| October (partial) | 8 | 5 |
| November | 8 | — |
| December | 10 | — |
Cases by typeAll available cases to date
Total: 254 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: All available cases to date.
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Reports
- Knife threats
Store detective threatened with knife in Hoyerswerda
After a shoplifting incident in Hoyerswerda, a man threatened a store detective with a knife. He and his companion escaped with goods worth about five euros.
- Robbery and extortion
Attempted robbery with a stabbing weapon at Leipzig supermarket
A man threatened a supermarket employee in Leipzig with a stabbing weapon and demanded cash. He fled empty-handed when other employees appeared.
- Knife threats
Knife threat during altercation at Chemnitz bus stop
A teenager threatened two men with a knife during an altercation at a bus stop in Chemnitz. The men were subsequently beaten and injured.
- Knife attacks
Man stabbed in Callenberg
In Callenberg, a 22-year-old man allegedly stabbed a 47-year-old man several times in the upper body. Police provisionally detained the suspect.
- Knife attacks
Two men injured and robbed in Chemnitz attack
A group attacked two men in Chemnitz and stole their belongings. One attacker reportedly used a knife; one victim sustained a cut to his hand.
- Knife threats
Man draws knife and attacks officers during Dresden police operation
During a police operation in Dresden-Prohlis, a 51-year-old man drew a knife and then attacked officers. An officer shot him, leaving him seriously injured.
- Robbery and extortion
Man injured with knife during robbery in Dresden
Three attackers took a 22-year-old man's shoulder bag in Dresden-Johannstadt and injured him with a knife. Criminal police are investigating an aggravated robbery.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife shown during suspected robbery-related theft in Dresden
A 23-year-old man allegedly paid for only some goods at a shop in Dresden’s main railway station, then made a knife at his waistband visible to staff. Police detained him after he fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Man, 66, threatened with sharp object and robbed in Leipzig park
Several suspects believed to be teenagers allegedly threatened a 66-year-old man in a Leipzig-Volkmarsdorf park with a sharp object and robbed him of cash and a phone.
- Knife attacks
Man tries to draw pointed object during attack on federal police officers
At Dresden’s main railway station, a 47-year-old man tried to pull a pointed metal object from his pocket while attacking federal police officers. He did not succeed.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatened with knife after robbery in Chemnitz
An unknown man took a 35-year-old's wallet and mobile phone in Chemnitz, then allegedly threatened him with a knife.
- Knife attacks
Man injured in knife attack in central Chemnitz
A man is alleged to have injured another man with a knife in central Chemnitz. An earlier attempted attack on a second man reportedly failed, and the suspect fled.
- Knife threats
35-year-old seriously injured after attack in Leipzig
A group attacked a 35-year-old man in Leipzig, leaving him seriously injured and requiring hospital treatment. The attackers, who fled, were reportedly carrying knife-like objects.
- Robbery and extortion
Man in Plauen forced to hand over bicycle at knifepoint
An unidentified man threatened a 42-year-old man with a knife in Plauen and took his bicycle.
- Knife threats
Man threatens people with machete in Dresden and injures three with irritant spray
A man waved a machete in front of several people at a stop in Dresden-Prohlis and used irritant spray. Three people were injured and the perpetrator fled.
- Knife threats
Man threatens resident with kitchen knife in Chemnitz
A man threatened a 39-year-old with a kitchen knife in Chemnitz. The man suffered a minor hand injury during a subsequent struggle.
- Knife attacks
Three men injured in dispute in Chemnitz
A man suffered stab and cut injuries during an altercation involving three men in Chemnitz. All three participants were injured.
- Robbery and extortion
Robbery in Leipzig park involving pointed object
Two unknown men allegedly threatened a 38-year-old man with a pointed object and demanded cash in a park on Leipzig's Dittrichring.
- Robbery and extortion
Man robs bakery in Dresden-Cotta with knife
An unidentified man threatened a sales assistant at a bakery in Dresden-Cotta with a knife and fled with cash.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured with knife in Zwickau
An unidentified person stabbed a 26-year-old man in the back with a knife in Zwickau, seriously injuring him. Police are investigating attempted homicide and seeking witnesses.
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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.
