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Knife attacks in Kempten 2025
For Kempten, 5 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 0 knife attacks, 2 knife threats, and 3 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| April | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| August | 2 |
| September | 1 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack0
- Knife threat2
- Robbery or extortion3
Reported injury outcomes
- Minor injury1
- Not known4
Context for Kempten
- Robbery and extortion cases account for the largest share of documented cases at 60.0%.
- The highest documented monthly count is August 2025 with 2 cases.
- Kempten accounts for 1.3% of published cases in Bavaria.
5 results
Latest cases in Kempten
- Knife threat
Man threatens group with knife outside Kempten nightclub
A man allegedly approached a car carrying a group of young men outside a nightclub in Kempten while armed with a knife and making threatening gestures.
- Knife threat
Man threatens opponent with knife in Kempten
A 33-year-old man allegedly threatened another man with a knife in Kempten after a dispute.
- Robbery/extortion
Serious knife robbery in Kempten solved
A man was attacked with a knife and slightly injured during a robbery in Kempten. A suspect was remanded in custody.
- Robbery/extortion
Pre-trial detention after alleged knife extortion in Kempten
A 22-year-old is alleged to have threatened an 18-year-old with a knife during an alleged drug deal that escalated in Kempten and forced him to hand over 5,000 euros. Pre-trial detention was ordered.
- Robbery/extortion
Robbery involving machete-like object in Kempten
An unidentified man robbed a petrol station in Kempten while carrying a machete-like object and took cash. The cashier got to safety and suffered a mild shock.