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Knife attacks in Freiburg 2025
For Freiburg, 14 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 5 knife attacks, 2 knife threats, and 7 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 2 |
| February | 1 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 4 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 2 |
| August | 1 |
| October | 1 |
| November | 1 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack5
- Knife threat2
- Robbery or extortion7
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury3
- Injured, severity not known4
- Minor injury1
- Serious injury1
- Not known5
Context for Freiburg
- Robbery and extortion cases account for the largest share of documented cases at 50.0%.
- The highest documented monthly count is May 2025 with 4 cases.
- Freiburg accounts for 2.9% of published cases in Baden-Württemberg.
14 results
Latest cases in Freiburg
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatens employee with knife in attempted Freiburg bakery robbery
An unidentified man allegedly attempted to rob a bakery in Freiburg and threatened an employee with a knife before fleeing without money.
- Robbery/extortion
Unknown man threatens elderly man with knife and demands jewellery in Freiburg
An unknown man allegedly threatened an 85-year-old with a knife and demanded jewellery in Freiburg. The man refused and the suspect fled empty-handed.
- Robbery/extortion
Passer-by robbed at knifepoint in Freiburg
An unidentified man is alleged to have threatened a passer-by with a knife in Freiburg's Eschholzpark and forced him to hand over a bicycle and backpack.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatens employee with knife during Freiburg robbery
An unidentified man threatened an employee with a knife at a Freiburg shop and took cash. The employee was not injured and the suspect fled.
- Knife attack
24-year-old injured in knife attack in Freiburg
A 24-year-old was injured with a knife during a dispute at Stühlinger Kirchplatz in Freiburg. The suspect remains unidentified.
- Knife attack
Man injured with broken bottle in Freiburg
A man is alleged to have injured a 29-year-old with a broken bottle at Stühlinger Kirchplatz in Freiburg. The suspect was remanded in custody.
- Knife threat
Unknown man pulls knife during attack in Freiburg
An unknown man allegedly asked a 20-year-old passer-by for money in Freiburg, pulled a knife and injured him with a headbutt. The man fled on a bicycle.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robs Freiburg café with knife
A man reportedly robbed a café in Freiburg with a knife on Friday morning and took cash. Police provisionally detained the suspect after a search.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife in Freiburg robbery
Three unknown suspects allegedly held a 29-year-old man, threatened him with a knife and forced him to hand over cash in Freiburg. He was not injured.
- Robbery/extortion
Man extorts woman with knife at Freiburg concert hall
A man threatened a woman with a knife at Freiburg concert hall and took 180 euros. Officers arrested the suspect after he fled.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife during dispute in Freiburg
A man was injured in Freiburg-Betzenhausen after trying to help a woman who was being harassed by several men.
- Knife attack
20-year-old seriously injured in knife attack in Freiburg
Three unidentified people allegedly attacked a 20-year-old at Stühlinger Kirchplatz in Freiburg. One of them is said to have seriously injured the man with a knife.
- Knife attack
38-year-old man reportedly injured with knife in Freiburg
An unknown person reportedly injured a 38-year-old man in the abdomen with a knife in Freiburg. The man was taken to hospital and was able to leave shortly afterwards.
- Knife threat
Shoplifter threatens employee with knife in Freiburg
A suspected shoplifter allegedly threatened a supermarket employee in Freiburg with a knife before fleeing with unpaid food.