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Knife threats in Germany 2025

Knife threats in Germany include published cases in which a knife or another object capable of stabbing or cutting was used directly to threaten a person, without a documented attack. The overview shows case numbers, regional distribution and the related individual cases.

Period2025

Annual comparison for this case type

Data through 2025-12-31

  • 2025
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Reports by month and year
Month2025
January 86
February 73
March 90
April 76
May 90
June 73
July 78
August 77
September 72
October 62
November 56
December 66
Total cases899
Today0
Last 7 days0
Last 30 days0

Federal-state comparison

  1. North Rhine-Westphalia

    Population
    17,999,392
    Cases of this type
    175
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.97
    Share within the state
    20.7 %

  2. Baden-Württemberg

    Population
    11,245,909
    Cases of this type
    162
    Per 100,000 residents
    1.44
    Share within the state
    33.0 %

  3. Bavaria

    Population
    13,260,815
    Cases of this type
    113
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.85
    Share within the state
    29.6 %

  4. Hesse

    Population
    6,281,600
    Cases of this type
    87
    Per 100,000 residents
    1.38
    Share within the state
    24.7 %

  5. Lower Saxony

    Population
    8,002,922
    Cases of this type
    59
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.74
    Share within the state
    18.8 %

  6. Rhineland-Palatinate

    Population
    4,124,910
    Cases of this type
    54
    Per 100,000 residents
    1.31
    Share within the state
    31.4 %

  7. Saxony

    Population
    4,024,188
    Cases of this type
    41
    Per 100,000 residents
    1.02
    Share within the state
    29.1 %

  8. Thuringia

    Population
    2,081,288
    Cases of this type
    40
    Per 100,000 residents
    1.92
    Share within the state
    40.0 %

  9. Brandenburg

    Population
    2,552,851
    Cases of this type
    33
    Per 100,000 residents
    1.29
    Share within the state
    45.8 %

  10. Berlin

    Population
    3,701,307
    Cases of this type
    31
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.84
    Share within the state
    15.8 %

  11. Schleswig-Holstein

    Population
    2,959,859
    Cases of this type
    27
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.91
    Share within the state
    22.3 %

  12. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

    Population
    1,567,290
    Cases of this type
    25
    Per 100,000 residents
    1.60
    Share within the state
    36.2 %

  13. Saxony-Anhalt

    Population
    2,121,638
    Cases of this type
    25
    Per 100,000 residents
    1.18
    Share within the state
    31.6 %

  14. Bremen

    Population
    706,901
    Cases of this type
    17
    Per 100,000 residents
    2.40
    Share within the state
    21.3 %

  15. Saarland

    Population
    1,008,047
    Cases of this type
    6
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.60
    Share within the state
    33.3 %

  16. Hamburg

    Population
    1,869,801
    Cases of this type
    4
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.21
    Share within the state
    7.5 %

Comparison of published cases; not a statement of personal risk or the complete crime situation.

Reported injury outcomes

  • No injury151
  • Injured, severity not known101
  • Minor injury145
  • Serious injury10
  • Life-threatening injury2
  • Fatal outcome4
  • Mixed injury outcomes7
  • Not known479

899 results

Latest cases

  11. Man threatened with knife on suburban train

    On a suburban train from Graben-Neudorf to Bruchsal, an unidentified man is alleged to have threatened a 22-year-old with a knife after he intervened on behalf of a woman.

    Baden-Württemberg · BWMore details

    Knife threats

  12. Man threatened with knife in Neu-Ulm

    An unidentified man allegedly used pepper spray against a passer-by in Neu-Ulm and then displayed a knife in his direction. The 34-year-old man was not injured.

    Neu-Ulm · BYMore details

    Knife threats