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Knife-related cases in Hanau 2025
For Hanau, 16 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 7 knife attacks, 5 knife threats, and 4 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 | 3 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| August | 3 |
| September | 2 |
| October | 1 |
| December | 1 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 16 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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Reported injury outcomes
- Injured, severity not known4
- Minor injury2
- Serious injury2
- Not known8
Context for Hanau
- The context and all figures refer to: Calendar year 2025.
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 43.8%.
- The highest documented monthly count is January 2025 with 3 cases.
- Hanau has 103,184 residents (as of 2023).
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Latest cases in Hanau
- Knife threats
Man remanded after knife threat in Hanau
A 22-year-old man allegedly threatened a helper with a knife in Hanau. A judge ordered pre-trial detention after his arrest.
- Knife attacks
Man attacked with pointed object in attempted robbery in Hanau
During an attempted robbery in Hanau, an offender thrust a pointed object at a man. The victim's phone in his jacket apparently prevented serious injury.
- Robbery and extortion
Masked man threatens child with knife in Hanau
A masked man is alleged to have threatened a child with a knife and stolen cash in Hanau.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatened with knife during robbery in Hanau
A man was reportedly threatened with a knife during a suspected robbery in Hanau. One suspect was provisionally detained, while two other men are being sought.
- Knife attacks
Man allegedly injured with knife during dispute in Hanau
During a dispute between two men in Hanau, one man allegedly injured the other in the face with a knife. Both were taken to hospitals.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with kitchen knife during dispute in Hanau
During a dispute in an apartment building in Hanau, a 41-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 45-year-old man on the arm with a small kitchen knife.
- Knife threats
Teenager threatens another teenager with knife at Hanau market square
At Hanau's market square, a teenager is alleged to have threatened another teenager with a knife after an argument.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatened and robbed with knife in Hanau
A man was allegedly forced to hand over cash at knifepoint in Hanau. The offender is also said to have compelled him to drive through the city.
- Knife attacks
Minor allegedly used knife during confrontation in Hanau
A minor allegedly used a knife during a confrontation at Freiheitsplatz in Hanau. An 18-year-old man with injuries was provisionally detained.
- Knife threats
Hanau: Man allegedly threatened partner and witnesses with knife
After a dispute in Hanau, a man allegedly brandished a knife at his partner and two witnesses. Police temporarily detained the suspect.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured in alleged knife attack in Hanau
A 35-year-old man was seriously injured in an alleged knife attack at a flat in Hanau. A 27-year-old suspect was remanded in custody.
- Knife threats
Teenager and companion threaten man in Hanau car park
During a dispute in a Hanau car park, a teenager and his companion allegedly threatened a 20-year-old man with a knife and a blank-firing gun. The man suffered a facial injury.
- Robbery and extortion
Man remanded after alleged knife robbery in Hanau
Two men allegedly assaulted a resident in Hanau, threatened him with a knife and took his bag. One suspect has been remanded in custody.
- Knife attacks
Four men allegedly injured 28-year-old with knife in Hanau
Four men allegedly followed a 28-year-old in Hanau, attacked him with an iron bar and injured his hand with a knife. Police are seeking witnesses.
- Knife threats
Man draws knife during shop theft in Hanau
A 49-year-old man is alleged to have drawn a knife in Hanau after shop theft when employees tried to detain him. He was later arrested.
- Knife attacks
Two minors remanded after serious stabbing injury in Hanau
A minor was seriously injured by a stab wound to the torso during an altercation at Hanau's Hafenplatz. Two minor suspects have been remanded in custody.