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Knife attacks in Erlangen 2025
For Erlangen, 4 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 1 knife attacks, 1 knife threats, and 2 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| June | 2 |
| September | 2 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack1
- Knife threat1
- Robbery or extortion2
Reported injury outcomes
- Injured, severity not known1
- Minor injury1
- Not known2
Context for Erlangen
- Robbery and extortion cases account for the largest share of documented cases at 50.0%.
- Erlangen accounts for 1.0% of published cases in Bavaria.
4 results
Latest cases in Erlangen
- Knife attack
Teenager injured in knife attack at Erlangen bus station
A teenager is suspected of threatening another teenager with a knife and inflicting stab injuries during a struggle at Erlangen bus station. The suspect was later provisionally arrested.
- Knife threat
Man threatens police with knife in Erlangen
A man in Erlangen threatened to use a knife against police officers. A special police unit later arrested him in his flat.
- Robbery/extortion
Bakery employee threatened with knife in Erlangen
A man is alleged to have threatened a bakery employee with a knife and demanded cash in Erlangen. Police arrested a suspect.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife at Erlangen station
A group threatened a 21-year-old man with a knife at Erlangen main station and tried to force him to hand over his bag.