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Knife attacks in Ludwigshafen
For Ludwigshafen, 46 published cases are documented across the full documented period. They comprise 20 knife attacks, 9 knife threats, and 17 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 | 7 | 5 |
| February | 2 | 0 |
| March | 2 | 0 |
| April | 1 | 1 |
| May | 6 | 1 |
| June | 4 | 2 |
| July | 5 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 2 |
| September | 2 | — |
| November | 4 | — |
| December | 2 | — |
Cases by type
- Knife attack20
- Knife threat9
- Robbery or extortion17
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury6
- Injured, severity not known9
- Minor injury7
- Serious injury5
- Fatal outcome1
- Mixed injury outcomes3
- Not known15
Context for Ludwigshafen
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 43.5%.
- The highest documented monthly count is January 2025 with 7 cases.
- Ludwigshafen accounts for 16.9% of published cases in Rhineland-Palatinate.
- The official city name is Ludwigshafen am Rhein.
- Ludwigshafen has 176,110 residents (as of 2023).
46 results
Latest cases in Ludwigshafen
- Knife attack
34-year-old seriously injured with stabbing instrument in Ludwigshafen
A 34-year-old man was seriously injured to the upper body in Ludwigshafen. Police are investigating an unknown offender on suspicion of attempted homicide.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in altercation at Ludwigshafen park
A 29-year-old man suffered multiple stab and cut injuries during an altercation at Friedenspark in Ludwigshafen. Police are seeking a group of men who fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Attempted knife robbery in Ludwigshafen
An unknown man threatened a 22-year-old with a knife in Ludwigshafen and demanded money. He fled after the victim said he had no cash.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife during robbery in Ludwigshafen
Two unidentified offenders threatened a 55-year-old man with a knife outside a shopping centre in Ludwigshafen, used pepper spray and stole cash.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robs Ludwigshafen petrol station at knifepoint
An unknown man threatened a petrol station employee in Ludwigshafen with a knife and stole cash.
- Robbery/extortion
Three minors threatened with pocketknife in Ludwigshafen
Three minors were allegedly asked for money and threatened with a pocketknife by youths in a park in Ludwigshafen. They fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station robbed at knifepoint in Ludwigshafen
A masked man threatened a cashier with a knife at a petrol station in Ludwigshafen-Gartenstadt and stole cash.
- Knife attack
Man injured during altercation at Berliner Platz
A 28-year-old man suffered cuts to his face during an altercation involving several people at Berliner Platz in Ludwigshafen. The suspected perpetrators fled.
- Robbery/extortion
19-year-old woman robs petrol station at knifepoint in Ludwigshafen
A 19-year-old woman allegedly obtained cash from a petrol station in Ludwigshafen while threatening staff with a knife. Police provisionally detained her shortly afterwards.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station robbed at blade point in Ludwigshafen
An unidentified man robbed a petrol station in Ludwigshafen on Thursday morning, demanding cash while displaying a blade. The cashier was unharmed and the suspect fled on foot.
- Knife threat
Woman allegedly threatened mother with knife in Ludwigshafen
A 28-year-old woman allegedly threatened her mother with a knife in Ludwigshafen. Nobody was injured during the subsequent police operation.
- Knife attack
Minor attacks brother-in-law with knife in Ludwigshafen
A minor attacked his brother-in-law with a knife at the victim's home in Ludwigshafen-Mundenheim. The man required emergency surgery, but police said his life was not in danger.
- Knife threat
Man threatens two people with utility knife in Ludwigshafen
Following a theft at a Ludwigshafen supermarket, a man threatened an employee and a customer with a utility knife. The customer was slightly injured while the suspect was restrained.
- Robbery/extortion
Man injured with bladed weapon in attempted robbery in Ludwigshafen
A 35-year-old man was injured with a bladed weapon during an attempted robbery in Ludwigshafen's Josef-Queva Park.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife during altercation at Berliner Platz
A 20-year-old man was slightly injured during an altercation outside a kiosk at Berliner Platz in Ludwigshafen. Police said the unidentified offender used a knife.
- Knife attack
Minor injured in knife attack in Ludwigshafen
Following a dispute in Ludwigshafen, a man injured a teenager with a knife. Another teenager sustained minor injuries.
- Knife attack
Woman dies after knife attack in Ludwigshafen
A 39-year-old man is suspected of fatally injuring his 37-year-old wife with a knife in an apartment in Ludwigshafen. He was provisionally detained.
- Knife threat
Man pulls knife during police operation in Ludwigshafen
A man held a large knife in a bar in Ludwigshafen and pulled it again when police arrived. Officers used a Taser and took him into custody.
- Knife attack
Man injured by knife wounds in Ludwigshafen
A 26-year-old man was injured by several knife wounds during an altercation in Ludwigshafen-Rheingönheim. The 41-year-old man who allegedly drew the knife was taken into custody.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife in Ludwigshafen altercation
A man was slightly injured with a knife during an altercation at Berliner Platz in Ludwigshafen.