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 %
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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 %
-
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 threatened with knife in Essen city centre
A 31-year-old man was threatened with a knife during an attempted robbery in Essen city centre. The three suspects fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Minor arrested after petrol station robbery in Gemünden
A minor is alleged to have threatened a petrol station employee with a knife and stolen cash in Gemünden. Police arrested a suspect shortly afterwards.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robs flower shop in Braunschweig
An unidentified man held a utility knife during a robbery at a flower shop in Braunschweig and took about 600 euros. Police initially did not locate him.
- Robbery/extortion
Unknown man threatens victim with knife in Gummersbach
An unidentified man allegedly threatened an 18-year-old with a knife and demanded money in Gummersbach. The victim fled and alerted police.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenager holds knife on victim in attempted Eschborn robbery
An unidentified teenager is alleged to have tried to rob a teenager in Eschborn while holding a knife on him. The victim sustained a superficial thumb injury during a struggle.
- Robbery/extortion
Knife displayed during flight after theft in Giengen
After stealing jewellery in Giengen, a fleeing man displayed a knife to a witness. Two witnesses suffered minor injuries while trying to stop him.
- Robbery/extortion
Armed robbery at discount store in Isselburg
Two masked men are alleged to have threatened a discount-store employee in Isselburg with a knife and taken cash from a safe. The suspects fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Seller robbed at arranged handover in Rheda-Wiedenbrück
During an arranged private sale, a man allegedly threatened a seller with a knife and snatched her mobile phone.
- Robbery/extortion
Telecom shop robbed at knifepoint in Bad Reichenhall
A masked man robbed a telecom shop in Bad Reichenhall with a knife, taking cash and smartphones and slightly injuring an employee.
- Robbery/extortion
Youths attempt extortion with knife in Dortmund
Three youths allegedly demanded that a 45-year-old man hand over his wallet at a Dortmund S-Bahn stop while displaying a knife and a baton. He was slightly injured after calling police.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station robbed at knifepoint in Nottensdorf
An unidentified man threatened an employee at a petrol station in Nottensdorf with a knife and fled with cash.
- Robbery/extortion
Teen attacked with knife and robbed in Freiburg park
A teen was reportedly attacked with a knife by another teen in a Freiburg park. The group then took his backpack; he was not injured.
- Robbery/extortion
Two men rob shop in Nienburg with knife
Two unknown men allegedly threatened four employees of a grocery store in Nienburg with a knife and a crowbar before stealing cash. They escaped.
- Robbery/extortion
Attempted robbery at bakery in Coesfeld
An unidentified man threatened a bakery employee in Coesfeld with a knife and demanded money. He fled without any proceeds.
- Robbery/extortion
Suspect remanded after knife robbery of delivery driver in Rostock
A delivery driver was allegedly forced at knifepoint to hand over a parcel in Rostock. A 37-year-old suspect was arrested and remanded in custody.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robs two people with knife outside Gera supermarket
A man allegedly threatened two men with a knife and a glass bottle outside a supermarket in Gera before taking their groceries.
- Robbery/extortion
Woman injured with knife during robbery in Güstrow
An unknown man is suspected of threatening, restraining and robbing a woman in her Güstrow home with a knife. She suffered minor cuts.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robs victim of cash after knife threat in Karlsruhe
An unknown man allegedly threatened a young man with a knife and stole cash in central Karlsruhe. The suspect fled by bicycle.
- Robbery/extortion
Suspect remanded in custody after betting-shop robbery in Albstadt
A 27-year-old suspect has been arrested after an armed robbery at a betting shop in Albstadt. He has been remanded in pre-trial custody.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife in Mainz green space
Following an attempted backpack theft, an unidentified man threatened a 20-year-old man with a knife near Mainz's Rhine riverbank and fled without any loot.