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Knife attacks in Ludwigshafen 2025
For Ludwigshafen, 35 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 17 knife attacks, 8 knife threats, and 10 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 | 7 |
| February | 2 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 6 |
| June | 4 |
| July | 5 |
| September | 2 |
| November | 4 |
| December | 2 |
Cases by type
- Knife attack17
- Knife threat8
- Robbery or extortion10
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury5
- Injured, severity not known8
- Minor injury6
- Serious injury3
- Fatal outcome1
- Mixed injury outcomes3
- Not known9
Context for Ludwigshafen
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 48.6%.
- The highest documented monthly count is January 2025 with 7 cases.
- Ludwigshafen accounts for 20.6% of published cases in Rhineland-Palatinate.
- The official city name is Ludwigshafen am Rhein.
- Ludwigshafen has 176,110 residents (as of 2023).
35 results
Latest cases in Ludwigshafen
- 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.
- Knife threat
Knife reportedly drawn during dispute in Ludwigshafen
During a dispute in Ludwigshafen, one of two men reportedly drew a knife. No one was injured.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife during dispute on volleyball court in Ludwigshafen
A 28-year-old man was injured with a knife during a dispute on a volleyball court in Ludwigshafen and taken to hospital.
- Knife attack
Man injured with broken glass bottle in Ludwigshafen
An unidentified suspect allegedly threw a broken glass bottle at a 25-year-old man on Berliner Platz. The man sustained minor cuts.
- Knife attack
Five seriously injured in altercation in Ludwigshafen
Police said knives were also used during an altercation between two extended families in Ludwigshafen. Five people sustained serious injuries.
- Knife attack
Man injured with broken glass bottle in Ludwigshafen
A woman is alleged to have injured her partner with a broken glass bottle after a dispute in a Ludwigshafen apartment.
- Knife attack
Person injured with machete during dispute in Ludwigshafen
A person was injured with a machete during a dispute involving a larger group in Ludwigshafen-Edigheim. One suspect was taken into custody.
- Knife threat
Teen threatens two minors with pocket knife
A teen threatened two minors with a pocket knife at the Willersinn outdoor pool in Ludwigshafen and then fled.
- Knife attack
Two men injured in knife stabbing in Ludwigshafen
Two men were injured during an altercation at the Eberthalle in Ludwigshafen. A 20-year-old sustained serious stab wounds but was not in life-threatening condition.
- Knife attack
Two men threaten employee with utility knife in Ludwigshafen
Two men allegedly threatened a bar employee with a utility knife in central Ludwigshafen. A young man later suffered a cut wound.
- Knife threat
Teenager threatens teacher with knife in Ludwigshafen
A teenager is alleged to have threatened a teacher with a knife at a school in Ludwigshafen. No one was injured.
- Knife threat
Man threatens three people with dagger in Ludwigshafen
Following an altercation in Ludwigshafen, a 30-year-old man is alleged to have threatened three people with a dagger. A 19-year-old had previously been injured in an assault.