More than 980 knife-related offenses and some 2,200 sex crimes were registered at train stations and in trains across Germany in 2025, according to a report from the weekly Bild am Sonntag newspaper that cites federal police figures.

The central station in the eastern city of Leipzig saw the most violent crime, with 859 cases registered.

It was followed by the main stations in Dortmund (735 cases), Berlin (654 cases), Cologne (648) and Hannover (612 cases), the paper said.

Security on Germany's rail network has come under increased scrutiny since a deadly attack by a passenger on a train attendant at the beginning of the month.

State prosecutors say that a 26-year-old Greek national is suspected of carrying out the attack, which occurred in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The accused is currently in pre-trial detention.