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Knife attacks in Bremen
For Bremen, 115 published cases are documented across the full documented period. They comprise 51 knife attacks, 20 knife threats, and 44 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2026-09-09
- 2025
- 2026
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| Month | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 9 |
| February | 6 | 6 |
| March | 9 | 5 |
| April | 4 | 5 |
| May | 5 | 4 |
| June | 8 | 8 |
| July | 7 | 7 |
| August | 9 | 3 |
| September | 3 | — |
| October | 4 | — |
| November | 4 | — |
| December | 3 | — |
Cases by type
- Knife attack51
- Knife threat20
- Robbery or extortion44
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury12
- Injured, severity not known25
- Minor injury11
- Serious injury14
- Life-threatening injury4
- Fatal outcome2
- Mixed injury outcomes5
- Not known42
Context for Bremen
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 44.3%.
- The highest documented monthly count is March 2025 with 9 cases.
- Bremen accounts for 91.3% of published cases in Bremen.
- Bremen has 577,026 residents (as of 2023).
- Bremen is a city-state.
115 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.