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Knife attacks in Bremen 2026
For Bremen, 47 published cases are documented in the 2026 calendar year. They comprise 25 knife attacks, 6 knife threats, and 16 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2026-09-09
- 2026
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| Month | 2026 |
|---|---|
| January | 9 |
| February | 6 |
| March | 5 |
| April | 5 |
| May | 4 |
| June | 8 |
| July | 7 |
| August | 3 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack25
- Knife threat6
- Robbery or extortion16
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury4
- Injured, severity not known13
- Minor injury6
- Serious injury6
- Life-threatening injury1
- Fatal outcome2
- Mixed injury outcomes2
- Not known13
Context for Bremen
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 53.2%.
- The highest documented monthly count is January 2026 with 9 cases.
- Bremen accounts for 95.9% of published cases in Bremen.
- Bremen has 577,026 residents (as of 2023).
- Bremen is a city-state.
47 results
Latest cases in Bremen
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured with machete in Bremen
A 34-year-old man was seriously injured during an altercation near Bremen station forecourt. An unknown man allegedly attacked him with a small machete and fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Men rob 28-year-old in Bremen at knifepoint
Two unidentified men allegedly threatened a 28-year-old man with a knife in Bremen-Gröpelingen and stole valuables and cash. They fled, and police are seeking witnesses.
- Knife attack
Man makes stabbing motions at group of four in Bremen
After an alleged attempted theft, a man made stabbing motions with a knife towards a group of four in Bremen. Nobody was injured.
- Knife attack
Man remanded after knife attack on witness in Bremen
After a shoplifting incident in Bremen, a 44-year-old man is alleged to have threatened a witness with a knife and made stabbing motions towards him.
- Robbery/extortion
Knife threat after cash theft in Bremen
After cash was stolen from an ATM in Bremen, one of two fleeing men threatened a 51-year-old man with a knife.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife during dispute in Bremen-Vegesack
A 62-year-old man was allegedly injured in the face and leg with a knife during a dispute in Bremen-Vegesack. Police are searching for the 49-year-old suspect.
- Knife attack
Man attacked with knife and bottle during Bremen robbery
Four men are alleged to have robbed a 56-year-old man in Bremen-Gröpelingen and attacked him with a knife and a bottle.
- Knife threat
Man threatens roommates with scissors in Bremen
A man allegedly threatened his roommates with scissors in Bremen-Vahr. Specialist officers arrested him after a police operation.
- Knife threat
Man threatens police officers with utility knife in Bremen
A 21-year-old is alleged to have threatened police officers with a utility knife near Bremen's main railway station. He was arrested and nobody was injured.
- Knife attack
Teenagers injured with utility knife in Bremen altercation
During an altercation in Bremen's Gröpelingen district, one teenager injured two others with a utility knife. Three people involved were injured in total.
- Knife threat
Man threatens neighbours with knife in Bremen
A man threatened neighbours with a knife from his balcony in Bremen. Police provisionally detained him.
- Knife attack
Two people killed in Bremen-Vegesack
Two people were killed in Bremen-Vegesack. A man died despite emergency treatment after suffering severe stab and cut injuries, while a woman was found dead in an apartment building.
- Knife attack
Two men injured with kitchen knife in Bremen
A 26-year-old suspect is alleged to have injured two passers-by with a kitchen knife in Bremen. Police arrested him.
- Knife attack
47-year-old seriously injured in knife attack in Bremen
A 47-year-old man was stabbed several times with a knife after a dispute outside a kiosk in Bremen. Police are investigating an attempted homicide.
- Robbery/extortion
Man arrested after knife robbery at Bremen petrol station
A man allegedly threatened a petrol-station employee in Bremen with a knife and demanded cash. The employee locked him inside the building, where police arrested him.
- Robbery/extortion
22-year-old robbed at knifepoint in Bremen
Two men allegedly threatened a 22-year-old with a knife in Bremen on Sunday morning and demanded his valuables.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in knife attack in Bremen-Findorff
A 70-year-old man was seriously injured with a knife in Bremen-Findorff. Police located a 28-year-old suspect shortly afterwards.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station robbed at knifepoint in Bremen
An unknown man threatened a petrol station employee in Bremen with a knife, took cash and fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station employee threatened with knife in Bremen
During a robbery at a petrol station in Bremen, a perpetrator allegedly threatened an employee with a knife and took cash. Two suspects were arrested on the A27 motorway.
- Robbery/extortion
Masked robber threatens employee at Bremen petrol station
A masked man threatened an employee at a petrol station in Bremen-Walle with a knife and stole cash. He fled unidentified.