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
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| 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 %
-
Hesse
- Population
- 6,281,600
- Cases of this type
- 59
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.94
- Share within the state
- 22.8 %
-
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
Taxi driver threatened with kitchen knife in Karlsruhe
A passenger is alleged to have threatened a taxi driver in Karlsruhe with a kitchen knife after the driver demanded payment for the journey. The suspect is in pre-trial detention.
- Robbery/extortion
Man injured with knife during attempted robbery in Cuxhaven
During an attempted aggravated robbery in Cuxhaven, an unknown man is alleged to have demanded money and slightly injured a man with a knife. The offender fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Minor threatened with knife and robbed in Munich
Two unidentified suspects attacked a minor in a Munich green space, displayed a knife and took three payment cards.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robbed at knifepoint in Rosensteinpark
Five men are alleged to have attacked, threatened with knives and robbed a man in Stuttgart's Rosensteinpark.
- Robbery/extortion
Man demands bank card at knifepoint in Polleben
In Polleben, an unknown man allegedly demanded a bank card from a 79-year-old woman while holding a knife and pushed her to the ground. He fled when her 83-year-old husband appeared.
- Robbery/extortion
Three men threaten man with knife and rob him in Dresden
Three men are alleged to have threatened a 34-year-old man with a knife and robbed him of about 100 euros in Dresden. Police later located the suspects.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robs discount store in Recklinghausen with knife
A man threatened a cashier at a discount store in Recklinghausen with a knife and demanded cash. He then fled with the money.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robbed at knifepoint in Duisburg
A 30-year-old man reported being threatened with several knives and robbed by at least ten unidentified people in Duisburg.
- Robbery/extortion
Cashier threatened with knife in Dorsten supermarket robbery
A masked man allegedly threatened a cashier with a knife during a supermarket robbery in Dorsten. A customer intervened and the offender fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Scissors used in attempted extortion in Frankfurt
A man allegedly threatened two men with scissors and demanded cash in Frankfurt. Police arrested him shortly afterwards.
- Robbery/extortion
Knife robbery at shop in Weißenfels
A masked man allegedly threatened an employee with a knife at a shop in Weißenfels and stole cash. He fled the scene.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenager threatened with knife and robbed in Darmstadt
A teenager was threatened with a knife in Darmstadt-Eberstadt. The offender is alleged to have taken the victim's headphones and fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Three men rob teenager of bicycle in Frankfurt
Three young men allegedly robbed a teenager of his bicycle in Frankfurt-Gallus while displaying a knife.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife during apartment robbery in Wilhelmshaven
Several unknown people are alleged to have robbed a man in his Wilhelmshaven apartment, struck him and threatened him with, among other things, a knife.
- Robbery/extortion
Armed offender robs kiosk in Mönchengladbach
An unidentified offender threatened a kiosk operator in Mönchengladbach with weapons and stole cash. The operator was not injured.
- Robbery/extortion
Knife displayed during robbery in Leipzig
In Leipzig, one of three men allegedly threatened a 59-year-old man with a knife before a subsequent robbery.
- Robbery/extortion
Woman allegedly extorts cigarettes at knifepoint in Schwieberdingen
An unidentified woman allegedly forced a man to hand over cigarettes at knifepoint in Schwieberdingen. Police are seeking witnesses.
- Robbery/extortion
Men rob Dortmund resident at knifepoint
Two men allegedly held a knife on a Dortmund resident in Rittershausstraße and demanded his phone and wallet.
- Robbery/extortion
Woman threatened with knife and robbed of phone in Nuremberg
Two teenagers are suspected of robbing a woman of her mobile phone at knifepoint in Nuremberg. Police identified the suspects later that evening.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatens 32-year-old with knife and steals phone in Gelsenkirchen
A man allegedly threatened a 32-year-old with a knife and robbed him of his mobile phone in Gelsenkirchen.