Case type
Robbery and extortion involving knives 2026
Robbery and extortion involving knives in Germany includes published cases in which a knife or another object capable of stabbing or cutting was used directly to take money or valuables or to compel a person to act. The overview shows case numbers, federal-state comparisons and the related individual cases.
Annual comparison for this case type
Data through 2026-09-09
- 2026
Show data table
| Month | 2026 |
|---|---|
| January | 98 |
| February | 71 |
| March | 81 |
| April | 60 |
| May | 62 |
| June | 65 |
| July | 56 |
| August | 58 |
Federal-state comparison
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North Rhine-Westphalia
- Population
- 17,999,392
- Cases of this type
- 186
- Per 100,000 residents
- 1.03
- Share within the state
- 36.6 %
-
Baden-Württemberg
- Population
- 11,245,909
- Cases of this type
- 66
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.59
- Share within the state
- 21.2 %
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Hesse
- Population
- 6,281,600
- Cases of this type
- 59
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.94
- Share within the state
- 22.8 %
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Lower Saxony
- Population
- 8,002,922
- Cases of this type
- 58
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.72
- Share within the state
- 33.3 %
-
Bavaria
- Population
- 13,260,815
- Cases of this type
- 38
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.29
- Share within the state
- 15.0 %
-
Saxony
- Population
- 4,024,188
- Cases of this type
- 33
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.82
- Share within the state
- 37.9 %
-
Rhineland-Palatinate
- Population
- 4,124,910
- Cases of this type
- 21
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.51
- Share within the state
- 20.6 %
-
Schleswig-Holstein
- Population
- 2,959,859
- Cases of this type
- 20
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.68
- Share within the state
- 47.6 %
-
Bremen
- Population
- 706,901
- Cases of this type
- 17
- Per 100,000 residents
- 2.40
- Share within the state
- 34.7 %
-
Berlin
- Population
- 3,701,307
- Cases of this type
- 15
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.41
- Share within the state
- 13.8 %
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Saxony-Anhalt
- Population
- 2,121,638
- Cases of this type
- 13
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.61
- Share within the state
- 21.0 %
-
Hamburg
- Population
- 1,869,801
- Cases of this type
- 9
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.48
- Share within the state
- 22.5 %
-
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Population
- 1,567,290
- Cases of this type
- 8
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.51
- Share within the state
- 29.6 %
-
Thuringia
- Population
- 2,081,288
- Cases of this type
- 6
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.29
- Share within the state
- 12.2 %
-
Brandenburg
- Population
- 2,552,851
- Cases of this type
- 2
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.08
- Share within the state
- 9.1 %
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Saarland
- Population
- 1,008,047
- Cases of this type
- 0
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.00
- Share within the state
- 0.0 %
Comparison of published cases; not a statement of personal risk or the complete crime situation.
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury51
- Injured, severity not known41
- Minor injury76
- Serious injury5
- Not known378
551 results
Latest cases
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatens kiosk operator with knife in Stuttgart
An unidentified man allegedly threatened a kiosk operator with a knife and demanded cash in Stuttgart. He fled without any proceeds after the cash register would not open.
- Robbery/extortion
Worker injured with knife during robbery in Berlin-Spandau
A 19-year-old worker was injured with a knife during a robbery at a late-night shop in Berlin-Spandau. The masked offender took cash and fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Public search after knife-related shop theft robbery in Bielefeld
After a major shop theft at a store on Jahnplatz in Bielefeld, an unidentified man is alleged to have intimidated store detectives by threatening to use a knife.
- Robbery/extortion
Suspect sought after robbery in Schwarzenbek
At a discount store in Schwarzenbek, a man is alleged to have demanded cash while displaying an object suspected to be a stabbing weapon before fleeing with the proceeds.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robs discount store in Haldensleben with knife
An unidentified man threatened a cashier with a knife at a discount store in Haldensleben and stole cash. He fled without being identified.
- Robbery/extortion
Taxi driver threatened with knife in Bergisch Gladbach
A 38-year-old man is alleged to have threatened a taxi driver with a knife and stolen his taxi in Bergisch Gladbach. Earlier, a woman was slightly injured in an attack involving a pointed object.
- Robbery/extortion
Employee threatened with knife and robbed in Bielefeld
An unidentified man allegedly threatened an employee with a knife outside a betting shop in Bielefeld and stole cash.
- Robbery/extortion
Attempted knife robbery in Diepholz
An unknown man allegedly demanded money at a kiosk in Diepholz while displaying a knife. The kiosk owner did not hand over money, and the offender fled without any loot.
- Robbery/extortion
Machete used in Duisburg discount-store robbery
Six masked offenders robbed a discount store in Duisburg. They were armed with a machete, and two employees were attacked and received medical treatment.
- Robbery/extortion
Trader threatened with knife in Nordhausen
After theft from a sales stand, one of two men threatened a trader in Nordhausen with a knife. Both suspects were provisionally detained.
- Robbery/extortion
Attempted aggravated robbery involving a knife in Halle-Neustadt
A 19-year-old suspect is alleged to have threatened a 44-year-old woman with a knife and demanded money in a flat in Halle-Neustadt. A 21-year-old man suffered minor injuries when he intervened.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robs Hamburg ice cream café with knife
A masked man threatened an employee at a Hamburg ice cream café with a knife and stole cash. The suspect remains at large.
- Robbery/extortion
Minor threatened with knife and robbed in Chemnitz
A minor was threatened with a knife and robbed in Chemnitz-Helbersdorf. Two juvenile suspects allegedly fled with cash.
- Robbery/extortion
Woman robbed at knifepoint in Bopfingen
An unidentified man threatened a woman with a knife in Bopfingen and stole cash and a sweater from her. He fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Employees threatened with knife after theft near Altdorf supermarket
Following a suspected shoplifting incident near a supermarket in Altdorf, a man allegedly threatened two employees with a knife. Police provisionally detained him.
- Robbery/extortion
Three men rob 26-year-old in Nordhorn city park
Three unidentified men threatened a 26-year-old with a knife in Nordhorn city park and stole his wallet. They fled on foot.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenager threatened with knife during street robbery in Bremen
A teenager was threatened with a knife during a street robbery in Bremen. The offender thrust toward his upper body, damaging only his jacket, and fled with a mobile phone.
- Robbery/extortion
Man arrested after attempted knife robbery in Frankfurt
A 27-year-old man is alleged to have threatened a man with a knife and demanded cash in Frankfurt-Unterliederbach. He allegedly attacked two women who intervened, fled without taking anything and was arrested shortly afterwards.
- Robbery/extortion
Minor threatened with knife and robbed in Dresden
Three unidentified suspects threatened a minor in Dresden-Gorbitz with a knife and brass knuckles before taking money and shoes.
- Robbery/extortion
Minor threatened with knife on train in Regensburg
A man is alleged to have demanded money from a minor at knifepoint on an ICE train in Regensburg. The teenager resisted, and the suspect was later arrested and remanded in custody.