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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 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
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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.
