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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.

Period2026

Annual comparison for this case type

Data through 2026-10-24

  • 2026
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Reports by month and year
Month2026
January 98
February 70
March 87
April 63
May 64
June 67
July 56
August 60
September 61
October (partial) 44
Total cases670
Today0
Last 7 days8
Last 30 days54

Federal-state comparison

  1. North Rhine-Westphalia

    Population
    17,999,392
    Cases of this type
    223
    Per 100,000 residents
    1.24
    Share within the state
    36.4 %

  2. Hesse

    Population
    6,281,600
    Cases of this type
    75
    Per 100,000 residents
    1.19
    Share within the state
    24.7 %

  3. Baden-Württemberg

    Population
    11,245,909
    Cases of this type
    73
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.65
    Share within the state
    20.3 %

  4. Lower Saxony

    Population
    8,002,922
    Cases of this type
    63
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.79
    Share within the state
    32.0 %

  5. Bavaria

    Population
    13,260,815
    Cases of this type
    56
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.42
    Share within the state
    17.4 %

  6. Saxony

    Population
    4,024,188
    Cases of this type
    44
    Per 100,000 residents
    1.09
    Share within the state
    38.9 %

  7. Schleswig-Holstein

    Population
    2,959,859
    Cases of this type
    26
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.88
    Share within the state
    38.2 %

  8. Rhineland-Palatinate

    Population
    4,124,910
    Cases of this type
    22
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.53
    Share within the state
    19.6 %

  9. Bremen

    Population
    706,901
    Cases of this type
    19
    Per 100,000 residents
    2.69
    Share within the state
    32.2 %

  10. Berlin

    Population
    3,701,307
    Cases of this type
    17
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.46
    Share within the state
    12.9 %

  11. Saxony-Anhalt

    Population
    2,121,638
    Cases of this type
    14
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.66
    Share within the state
    17.9 %

  12. Brandenburg

    Population
    2,552,851
    Cases of this type
    12
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.47
    Share within the state
    16.4 %

  13. Hamburg

    Population
    1,869,801
    Cases of this type
    10
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.53
    Share within the state
    18.9 %

  14. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

    Population
    1,567,290
    Cases of this type
    9
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.57
    Share within the state
    27.3 %

  15. Thuringia

    Population
    2,081,288
    Cases of this type
    7
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.34
    Share within the state
    12.3 %

  16. 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 injury82
  • Injured, severity not known47
  • Minor injury86
  • Serious injury7
  • Not known448

670 results

Latest cases

  9. 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.

    Frankfurt am Main · HEMore details

    Robbery and extortion

  16. 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.

    Eisleben · STMore details

    Robbery and extortion