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 %
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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 %
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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 %
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Hamburg
- Population
- 1,869,801
- Cases of this type
- 9
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.48
- Share within the state
- 22.5 %
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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 %
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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 injured with knife in suspected Stuttgart robbery
A 30-year-old man suffered several knife cuts during a suspected robbery in the Klett Passage in central Stuttgart. The suspect was arrested after fleeing.
- Robbery/extortion
Minor threatened with knife and robbed in Wuppertal
A minor was threatened with a knife at Alter Markt in Wuppertal. The suspected offender took the youth's e-scooter and fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Attempted robbery with folding knife in Münster
Two unidentified men allegedly threatened a man with a folding knife and demanded cash in Münster on 18 July. They fled after he said he had no money with him.
- Robbery/extortion
Attempted robbery with folding knife in Düren
A man allegedly held a folding knife toward a woman at the entrance to a shopping centre in Düren. The suspect was detained shortly afterwards.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife during home robbery in Offenbach
Several unknown people are alleged to have overpowered a man in his Offenbach home, threatened him with a knife and stolen cash and watches.
- Robbery/extortion
Man remanded in custody after knife robbery at Dortmund's Nordmarkt
A man is alleged to have used a knife to force a 39-year-old to hand over property at Dortmund's Nordmarkt and slightly injured him. The suspect was arrested and remanded in custody.
- Robbery/extortion
Attempted knife extortion in Obernkirchen
An unidentified woman allegedly threatened an employee with a knife and demanded cash at a shop in Obernkirchen. She fled without money, and the employee was unharmed.
- Robbery/extortion
Man injured in arm during robbery in Trier
A man suffered a stab injury to the arm during a robbery on Roonstraße in Trier and then handed over his wallet. The unidentified perpetrator fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Elderly couple threatened with knife and robbed in Würselen
Three men allegedly threatened an elderly couple with a knife in their Würselen home, searched the flat and took cash.
- Robbery/extortion
Man remanded in custody after knife threat during robbery in Kempten
A man is alleged to have used pepper spray and threatened an acquaintance with a knife in Kempten while seeking cash. He was arrested and remanded in custody.
- Robbery/extortion
Man seriously injured in knife robbery in Cologne
A man was allegedly seriously injured with a knife in a robbery in Cologne's old town. A suspect was arrested.
- Robbery/extortion
Pair robs man at knifepoint in Pfullingen
Two men are alleged to have taken a MacBook and wallet from a 29-year-old man at knifepoint in Pfullingen. Police are searching for them.
- Robbery/extortion
Knife robbery in Leipzig's Bürgermeister-Müller-Park
A man allegedly threatened a 22-year-old with a knife in Leipzig and demanded cash. Security staff later held both men at the main station until federal police arrived.
- Robbery/extortion
Pizza delivery driver threatened with knives in Olfen
Five partly masked suspects allegedly threatened a pizza delivery driver in Olfen with knives and firearms and demanded his wallet and pizza. The man was not injured.
- Robbery/extortion
Woman remanded after knife threat and extortion in Greifswald
A woman is alleged to have threatened a child in Greifswald with a kitchen knife and forced her to hand over valuables. A detention order was issued against the suspect.
- Robbery/extortion
Supermarket employee held with knife in Berlin
A 29-year-old man is alleged to have held a supermarket employee with a knife and demanded money in Berlin. A remand order was issued against him.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenager injured in knife robbery in Cologne
A teenager was allegedly stabbed and robbed during a dispute at Josef-Haubrich-Hof in Cologne. Two suspects were arrested and are in custody.
- Robbery/extortion
Two passers-by threatened with knife and robbed in Frankfurt
Several men allegedly threatened two passers-by with a knife, attacked them with pepper spray and violence, and robbed them in Frankfurt's station district. One suspect was arrested.
- Robbery/extortion
21-year-old robbed with knife at station in Krefeld-Linn
Three unknown youths are alleged to have threatened a 21-year-old with a knife, attacked him with pepper spray and robbed him at a station in Krefeld-Linn.
- Robbery/extortion
Youths rob two men with folding knife in Gelsenkirchen
Four youth suspects are alleged to have robbed two men in Gelsenkirchen. One suspect allegedly displayed a folding knife and demanded cash.