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Knife-related cases in Mainz
For Mainz, 37 published cases are documented across the full documented period. They comprise 19 knife attacks, 9 knife threats, and 9 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2026-10-24
- 2025
- 2026
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| Month | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 2 |
| February | 3 | 1 |
| March | 5 | 2 |
| April | 3 | 1 |
| May | 4 | 3 |
| June | 0 | 4 |
| July | 2 | 0 |
| August | 2 | 0 |
| September | 2 | 1 |
| October (partial) | 0 | 2 |
Cases by typeAll available cases to date
Total: 37 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: All available cases to date.
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Reported injury outcomes
- No injury2
- Injured, severity not known11
- Minor injury5
- Serious injury5
- Fatal outcome1
- Mixed injury outcomes1
- Not known12
Context for Mainz
- The context and all figures refer to: All available cases to date.
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 51.4%.
- 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
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatened with knife in Mainz green space
Following an attempted backpack theft, an unidentified man threatened a 20-year-old man with a knife near Mainz's Rhine riverbank and fled without any loot.
- Robbery and extortion
Man injured in knife robbery at Mainz's Hartenbergpark
Two offenders are alleged to have threatened, assaulted and robbed a man with a knife at Hartenbergpark in Mainz.
- Robbery and extortion
Man arrested after knife robbery at Mainz supermarket
A man threatened a cashier with a kitchen knife and demanded cash at a supermarket in Mainz. He was arrested shortly afterwards, and nobody was injured.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife threat during petrol station robbery in Mainz
An unknown man threatened a petrol station employee in Mainz with a knife and demanded money. He then fled in the direction of Schillstraße.
- Robbery and extortion
Attempted robbery with folding knife near Mainz central station
Two men allegedly threatened a person waiting near Mainz central station with a folding knife and demanded cigarettes. They fled without taking anything.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatened with knife during robbery-related theft in Mainz
An unknown suspect allegedly threatened a 23-year-old man with a closed folding knife near Mainz Central Station after a dispute over hashish. The suspect fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Armed robbery at petrol station in Mainz
An unknown man threatened a petrol station employee in Mainz with a knife and stole cash. The offender fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatened with knife at Mainz main railway station
After stealing a bottle of drink, an unknown man threatened a 55-year-old man with a knife at Mainz main railway station and fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Man held after knife attack in suspected robbery in Mainz
A man is alleged to have demanded money and injured a 38-year-old man with a knife in Mainz's old town. The suspect is in pre-trial detention.