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Knife attacks in Moers
For Moers, 11 published cases are documented across the full documented period. They comprise 2 knife attacks, 0 knife threats, and 9 robberies or extortion cases involving a knife.
Annual comparison for this city
Data through 2026-09-21
- 2025
- 2026
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| Month | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| February | 1 | 0 |
| March | 1 | 0 |
| May | 1 | 1 |
| July | 0 | 1 |
| August | 1 | 0 |
| September (partial) | 0 | 2 |
| December | 3 | — |
Cases by type
- Knife attack2
- Knife threat0
- Robbery or extortion9
Reported injury outcomes
- No injury4
- Serious injury1
- Mixed injury outcomes1
- Not known5
Context for Moers
- Robbery and extortion cases account for the largest share of documented cases at 81.8%.
- The highest documented monthly count is December 2025 with 3 cases.
- Moers accounts for 0.8% of published cases in North Rhine-Westphalia.
11 results
Latest cases in Moers
- Robbery/extortion
Witnesses threatened with pocketknife during attempted robbery in Moers
A masked man allegedly tried to open a cash register at a tanning salon in Moers before threatening approaching witnesses with a pocketknife.
- Robbery/extortion
Employee threatened with folding knife and robbed in Moers
An unknown man is alleged to have threatened an employee at a tanning salon in Moers with a folding knife and taken cash from the register.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station robbed with kitchen knife in Moers
A masked offender threatened an employee with a kitchen knife during a petrol-station robbery in Moers and fled with cash.
- Knife attack
Knife used in altercation at café in Moers
At least one person was seriously injured during an altercation involving several people at a café in Moers. Police said a knife was used.
- Robbery/extortion
Armed robbery at petrol station in Moers
A man threatened a petrol station employee in Moers with a knife and stole cash. No one was injured.
- Robbery/extortion
Cashier threatened with knife in attempted Moers petrol station robbery
An offender allegedly threatened a cashier on Römerstraße in Moers with a knife. When she did not open the register, he fled without proceeds.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station employee threatened with kitchen knife in Moers
A masked offender allegedly threatened a petrol station employee on Uerdinger Straße in Moers with a kitchen knife and stole cash.
- Robbery/extortion
Man arrested after serious knife robbery in Moers
A man is alleged to have forced a 19-year-old in Moers to hand over valuables while displaying a knife. Police provisionally detained him.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife in Moers
An unknown man threatened a man with a knife at a bus stop in Moers and demanded an item he had picked up.
- Knife attack
Two men attacked outside restaurant in Moers
Two unidentified men allegedly attacked two men outside a restaurant in Moers. A 62-year-old suffered a stab wound and was admitted to hospital.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenager threatened with knives in bicycle robbery in Moers
Two men are alleged to have threatened a teenager with knives and robbed him of his mountain bike in Moers.