Case type
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.
Annual comparison for this case type
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
Show data table
| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 79 |
| February | 69 |
| March | 84 |
| April | 74 |
| May | 88 |
| June | 67 |
| July | 75 |
| August | 75 |
| September | 65 |
| October | 54 |
| November | 55 |
| December | 27 |
Federal-state comparison
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North Rhine-Westphalia
- Population
- 17,999,392
- Cases of this type
- 172
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.96
- Share within the state
- 20.1 %
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Baden-Württemberg
- Population
- 11,245,909
- Cases of this type
- 156
- Per 100,000 residents
- 1.39
- Share within the state
- 32.1 %
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Bavaria
- Population
- 13,260,815
- Cases of this type
- 106
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.80
- Share within the state
- 28.3 %
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Hesse
- Population
- 6,281,600
- Cases of this type
- 84
- Per 100,000 residents
- 1.34
- Share within the state
- 24.3 %
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Lower Saxony
- Population
- 8,002,922
- Cases of this type
- 56
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.70
- Share within the state
- 18.9 %
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Rhineland-Palatinate
- Population
- 4,124,910
- Cases of this type
- 53
- Per 100,000 residents
- 1.28
- Share within the state
- 31.2 %
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Saxony
- Population
- 4,024,188
- Cases of this type
- 40
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.99
- Share within the state
- 28.4 %
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Thuringia
- Population
- 2,081,288
- Cases of this type
- 38
- Per 100,000 residents
- 1.83
- Share within the state
- 39.6 %
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Saxony-Anhalt
- Population
- 2,121,638
- Cases of this type
- 25
- Per 100,000 residents
- 1.18
- Share within the state
- 33.8 %
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Schleswig-Holstein
- Population
- 2,959,859
- Cases of this type
- 25
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.84
- Share within the state
- 21.2 %
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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Population
- 1,567,290
- Cases of this type
- 23
- Per 100,000 residents
- 1.47
- Share within the state
- 33.8 %
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Bremen
- Population
- 706,901
- Cases of this type
- 17
- Per 100,000 residents
- 2.40
- Share within the state
- 22.1 %
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Berlin
- Population
- 3,701,307
- Cases of this type
- 7
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.19
- Share within the state
- 58.3 %
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Saarland
- Population
- 1,008,047
- Cases of this type
- 6
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.60
- Share within the state
- 35.3 %
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Hamburg
- Population
- 1,869,801
- Cases of this type
- 4
- Per 100,000 residents
- 0.21
- Share within the state
- 7.7 %
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Brandenburg
- Population
- 2,552,851
- 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 injury140
- Injured, severity not known82
- Minor injury130
- Serious injury10
- Life-threatening injury2
- Fatal outcome3
- Mixed injury outcomes6
- Not known439
812 results
Latest cases
- Knife threat
Man threatens municipal employee with utility knife in Langenargen
A man allegedly threatened a municipal employee with a utility knife in Langenargen after an argument. Police took him to a specialist clinic after the incident.
- Knife threat
Shop employee threatened with knife in Sangerhausen
A man is alleged to have threatened a shop employee with a knife in Sangerhausen before fleeing.
- Knife threat
Man attacks police officers with machete in Werdohl
A 35-year-old man drew a machete in his Werdohl apartment and moved toward police officers. Officers subdued him with a conducted-energy device; nobody was injured.
- Knife threat
Man threatens police officers with knife in Munich
A 52-year-old man allegedly threatened police officers with a knife in Munich. He was disarmed with an electroshock device.
- Knife threat
Man threatens people with knife at Dresden bank
A 38-year-old man allegedly threatened employees and customers with a knife at a bank branch in Dresden. Police arrested him shortly afterwards.
- Knife threat
Woman threatens course participants with kitchen knife in Prüm
A 66-year-old woman threateningly pointed a kitchen knife at other people attending a course at Prüm adult education centre. Everyone left the room unharmed.
- Knife threat
Child threatened with knife in Salzgitter
A child was threatened with a knife by someone from a group in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt. The three young people fled on bicycles after police were said to be called.
- Knife threat
Man threatens police officers with machete in Zwickau
A man allegedly threatened police officers in Zwickau with a machete during an operation. A special police unit took him into custody after the area had been cordoned off for several hours.
- Knife threat
Man threatens bar patron on Borkum with kitchen knife
Following an argument at a bar on Borkum, a man threatened another man with a kitchen knife. Police took him into custody.
- Knife threat
Man accused of threatening former partner with knife in Offenburg
A man is accused of hitting his former partner and threatening her while displaying a knife in Offenburg. Witnesses held him until police arrived.
- Knife threat
Woman threatened with knife in Aschaffenburg
A man threatened a woman in Aschaffenburg while holding a knife. Police provisionally detained him.
- Knife threat
Brothers threaten couple with knife in Lüneburg
Two brothers allegedly threatened a couple with a knife at a petrol station in Lüneburg. Police recovered a switchblade from them.
- Knife threat
Woman threatens first aid helpers with butterfly knife in Weida
A woman allegedly threatened first aid helpers with a butterfly knife in Weida after she had been lying on Bahnhofsstraße.
- Knife threat
Two visitors threatened with knife at Christmas market in Dessau-Roßlau
An 18-year-old is alleged to have threatened two visitors with a one-handed knife at an event in Dessau's Mosigkau district.
- Knife threat
Minor threatened with knife at Klausentreiben event
During an argument at the Klausentreiben event in Altusried, an unidentified teenager threatened a minor visitor with a knife.
- Knife threat
Man allegedly threatened another man with knife in Wettin-Löbejün
Following an argument over dogs in Wettin-Löbejün, a 36-year-old man allegedly held a knife toward a 47-year-old man.
- Knife threat
Man with knife approaches police officers in Ansbach
A 47-year-old man approached police officers in Ansbach while visibly carrying a knife. After a warning shot, he was struck in the leg.
- Knife threat
Armed man approaches police in Gundelfingen
A man armed with two knives approached police officers in Gundelfingen and was seriously injured by a police gunshot.
- Knife threat
Man threatens responders with machete in Eisleben
During an apartment entry in Eisleben, a 50-year-old man threatened responding personnel with a machete. Police seized the weapon.
- Knife threat
Man threatens pursuer with knife after shoplifting in Bremerhaven
After shoplifting in Bremerhaven, a man threatened a 25-year-old pursuer with a knife and escaped unidentified.