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Knife-related cases in München 2025
For München, 83 published cases are documented in the 2025 calendar year. They comprise 36 knife attacks, 30 knife threats, and 17 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 | 4 |
| February | 7 |
| March | 8 |
| April | 7 |
| May | 7 |
| June | 9 |
| July | 5 |
| August | 10 |
| September | 5 |
| October | 9 |
| November | 7 |
| December | 5 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 83 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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Reported injury outcomes
- No injury14
- Injured, severity not known24
- Minor injury16
- Serious injury3
- Life-threatening injury1
- Fatal outcome1
- Mixed injury outcomes4
- Not known20
Context for München
- The context and all figures refer to: Calendar year 2025.
- Knife attacks account for the largest share of documented cases at 43.4%.
- The highest documented monthly count is August 2025 with 10 cases.
- München has 1,510,378 residents (as of 2023).
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Latest cases in München
- Knife threats
Man threatens woman with knife at Munich hotel
A 58-year-old man allegedly threatened a woman with a knife at a Munich hotel. Police provisionally detained him.
- Knife threats
Man threatens police officers with knife in Munich
A 52-year-old man allegedly threatened police officers with a knife in Munich. He was disarmed with an electroshock device.
- Knife threats
Man threatened with knife and assaulted in Munich
A man was allegedly assaulted by two acquaintances in Munich-Neuperlach. One of the suspects is alleged to have threatened him with a knife.
- Knife threats
Man arrested after knife threat at Munich supermarket
A 22-year-old man allegedly verbally threatened a 34-year-old during a dispute at a Munich supermarket and displayed a knife. Police arrested him nearby.
- Knife threats
Man threatens wife with knife in Munich
Following an argument, a 35-year-old man is alleged to have threatened his wife with a knife in Munich. Police temporarily detained him and no one was injured.
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Teenager holds kitchen knife during dispute in Munich
A teenage girl picked up a large kitchen knife during a dispute with her parents in Munich. Her parents fled and called police.
- Knife threats
Woman threatens man with knife in Munich apartment
Following an argument in an apartment in Munich-Giesing, a woman allegedly threatened a man with a knife. Police arrested her.
- Knife threats
Two women arrested after knife threat in Munich
Two women allegedly threatened a 21-year-old woman with a knife in a Munich apartment and demanded everyday items. Both were arrested.
- Knife threats
Man threatens police officers with knife in Munich
A man allegedly threatened police officers with a knife at a terraced house in Munich-Solln after slightly injuring an officer with a glass bottle. He was arrested and placed in psychiatric care.
- Knife threats
Man threatens flatmate with knife in Munich
A 19-year-old man threatened his 40-year-old flatmate with a knife following an argument in Munich. Both men were injured, and the suspect was placed in psychiatric care.
- Knife threats
Man threatens two men with knife at Karlsplatz
An unidentified man threatened two men at Karlsplatz in Munich while holding a knife. He later pushed a 63-year-old man down stairs in Pasing and fled.
- Knife threats
Man threatens traveller and officer with scalpel in Munich
A man allegedly threatened a traveller with a scalpel at Munich Central Station. He later allegedly threatened a federal police officer as well.
- Knife threats
Cleaner threatened with knife at Munich hospital
An unknown man verbally threatened a cleaner with a knife at a Munich hospital and fled. Police searched for him but had not identified him.
- Knife threats
Patient threatens two nurses with knife at Munich hospital
A patient allegedly threatened two nurses with a knife at a Munich hospital. One nurse sustained a minor hand injury while taking the knife away.
- Knife threats
Suspect threatens family member with kitchen knife in Munich
A woman is suspected of threatening a family member with a kitchen knife in Munich. No one was injured.
- Knife threats
Knife threat after dispute in Munich-Harlaching
After a dispute in an apartment in Munich-Harlaching, a man allegedly threatened another man with a knife. He is also alleged to have injured him with a punch beforehand.
- Knife threats
Man threatens people with folding knife in Munich shop
A 55-year-old man allegedly threatened several people with a folding knife in a Munich shop. Police overpowered him and seized the knife.
- Knife threats
Man arrested after knife threat in Munich apartment
A 45-year-old man allegedly struck and threatened his 71-year-old housemate with a knife in Munich. The woman was uninjured and the man was arrested.
- Knife threats
Man detained after holding hunting knife in Munich stairwell
A 61-year-old resident held a hunting knife visibly in a stairwell in Munich. After police orders, he dropped the knife and was detained.
- Knife threats
Munich: Two suspects arrested after knife threat
During a dispute between two groups in a green space in Munich's Berg am Laim district, two people allegedly drew knives and firearms and threatened the other group. Police later arrested two suspects.