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Knife-related cases in Mainz 2025
For Mainz, 21 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 12 knife attacks, 3 knife threats, and 6 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| February | 3 |
| March | 5 |
| April | 3 |
| May | 4 |
| July | 2 |
| August | 2 |
| September | 2 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 21 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 known6
- Minor injury3
- Serious injury3
- Fatal outcome1
- Mixed injury outcomes1
- Not known7
Context for Mainz
- The context and all figures refer to: Calendar year 2025.
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 57.1%.
- The highest documented monthly count is March 2025 with 5 cases.
- Mainz has 222,889 residents (as of 2023).
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Latest cases in Mainz
- Knife threats
Man threatens group of walkers with knife in Mainz
A 53-year-old allegedly threatened a group of walkers with a knife in Mainz and pursued one member of the group. Police detained him after using a Taser and seized a pocketknife.
- Knife threats
Man threatens passenger with knife on train to Mainz
A man threatened a fellow passenger with a kitchen knife on a regional train and demanded valuables. He later injured four federal police officers in an attack at the police station.
- Knife threats
Man threatens shop employee with stabbing in Mainz
Following shoplifting, a man allegedly threatened an employee with an object believed to resemble a knife and said he would stab him.