According to Berlin crime statistics, in 2023 a knife was used as a weapon in 3,482 crimes, an increase of 165 cases compared to the previous year.
There have been three knife attacks in Berlin in 24 hours – statistics show a dramatic increase in the number of such crimes in the German capital. Bild wrote this on Sunday, August 11.
On the evening of August 11, a man was stabbed at the entrance to the Jannowitzbrücke metro station. This is at least the third knife attack that has resulted in serious injuries in Berlin within 24 hours this weekend.
It was previously known about the attack on a man in the Neukölln area – the victim was stabbed in the neck. In addition, an estimated 20 people attacked two men near the Leopoldplatz metro station in the Wedding district – one of the attackers also used a knife.
Berlin’s Charité clinic recently sounded the alarm as doctors recorded as many stabbings in the first half of 2024 as they normally do in an entire year.
According to Berlin crime statistics, in 2023 a knife was used as a weapon in 3,482 crimes, an increase of 165 cases compared to the previous year. Every third victim is under the age of 21.
Police crime statistics across the country also show a steady rise in knife attacks.
It was previously reported that in Germany, in the city of Wedel on the Elbe, students cut the throat of a teacher.
Earlier in the United States, teenagers staged a showdown with pistols. Seven minors were injured in a mass shooting in Indianapolis.
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