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 2026-10-24
- 2026
Show data table
| Month | 2026 |
|---|---|
| January | 98 |
| February | 70 |
| March | 87 |
| April | 63 |
| May | 64 |
| June | 67 |
| July | 56 |
| August | 60 |
| September | 61 |
| October (partial) | 44 |
Federal-state comparison
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North Rhine-Westphalia
- Population
- 17,999,392
- Cases of this type
- 223
- Per 100,000 residents
- 1.24
- Share within the state
- 36.4 %
-
Hesse
- Population
- 6,281,600
- Cases of this type
- 75
- Per 100,000 residents
- 1.19
- Share within the state
- 24.7 %
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Baden-Württemberg
- Population
- 11,245,909
- Cases of this type
- 73
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.65
- Share within the state
- 20.3 %
-
Lower Saxony
- Population
- 8,002,922
- Cases of this type
- 63
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.79
- Share within the state
- 32.0 %
-
Bavaria
- Population
- 13,260,815
- Cases of this type
- 56
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.42
- Share within the state
- 17.4 %
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Saxony
- Population
- 4,024,188
- Cases of this type
- 44
- Per 100,000 residents
- 1.09
- Share within the state
- 38.9 %
-
Schleswig-Holstein
- Population
- 2,959,859
- Cases of this type
- 26
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.88
- Share within the state
- 38.2 %
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Rhineland-Palatinate
- Population
- 4,124,910
- Cases of this type
- 22
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.53
- Share within the state
- 19.6 %
-
Bremen
- Population
- 706,901
- Cases of this type
- 19
- Per 100,000 residents
- 2.69
- Share within the state
- 32.2 %
-
Berlin
- Population
- 3,701,307
- Cases of this type
- 17
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.46
- Share within the state
- 12.9 %
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Saxony-Anhalt
- Population
- 2,121,638
- Cases of this type
- 14
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.66
- Share within the state
- 17.9 %
-
Brandenburg
- Population
- 2,552,851
- Cases of this type
- 12
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.47
- Share within the state
- 16.4 %
-
Hamburg
- Population
- 1,869,801
- Cases of this type
- 10
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.53
- Share within the state
- 18.9 %
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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Population
- 1,567,290
- Cases of this type
- 9
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.57
- Share within the state
- 27.3 %
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Thuringia
- Population
- 2,081,288
- Cases of this type
- 7
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.34
- Share within the state
- 12.3 %
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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 injury82
- Injured, severity not known47
- Minor injury86
- Serious injury7
- Not known448
670 results
Latest cases
- Robbery and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and extortion
Man threatened with knife and robbed
In Brandenburg an der Havel, an unknown man allegedly threatened a man with a knife and took his waist bag containing cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Two suspects rob man at knifepoint in Remscheid
Two unknown suspects threatened a man with a knife on Rosenhügeler Straße and stole his mobile phones.