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Knife attacks 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 | 19 |
| February | 9 |
| March | 18 |
| April | 8 |
| May | 23 |
| June | 19 |
| July | 8 |
| August | 8 |
| September | 10 |
| October | 8 |
| November | 8 |
| December | 3 |
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Reports
- Knife threat
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 threat
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 attack
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 attack
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/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 threat
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 attack
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 attack
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/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/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 threat
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 attack
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 threat
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.
- Robbery/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.
- Knife attack
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 threat
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 attack
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 attack
Man seriously injured with broken bottle neck during dispute
A 26-year-old man was seriously injured with a broken bottle neck during a dispute with several people in Saxony.
- Robbery/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/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.