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Chronological overview of published knife attacks, knife threats, and cases of robbery or extortion involving a knife in Germany.
5380 cases in total
A 53-year-old man is alleged to have tried repeatedly to injure a 54-year-old man with a knife in a public street in Frankenthal. He was arrested and placed in a psychiatric hospital under a detention order.
A 63-year-old man sustained a superficial upper-body injury from a kitchen knife during a dispute between two roommates in Potsdam.
Three men are alleged to have attacked and robbed a 31-year-old man at Heinrich-König-Platz in Gelsenkirchen, then threatened him with a knife while fleeing.
A 45-year-old woman is alleged to have injured her 48-year-old husband with a kitchen knife at their shared home in Bremen-Huchting.
Two unidentified men allegedly threatened a delivery worker in Berlin with a knife and demanded cash and his belongings.
A man threatened his partner with a knife and physically assaulted her in Oberviechtach. Police subsequently took him into custody.
A 28-year-old man was found at Hufeisensee lake in Isernhagen with life-threatening stab wounds. Police are investigating on suspicion of attempted homicide.
A masked man threatened a shop assistant who was alone in a bakery on Nikolausberger Weg with a knife and fled with cash. The employee was not injured.
A 28-year-old woman allegedly threatened her mother with a knife in Ludwigshafen. Nobody was injured during the subsequent police operation.
During a renewed dispute in Bremen-Blumenthal, a 21-year-old man allegedly injured a 30-year-old man with a knife. The injured man received outpatient treatment, while the suspect fled.
A man was critically injured in a stabbing during an altercation at Bolker Stern in Düsseldorf. Three suspects were detained.
A man is suspected of seriously injuring a 31-year-old man with a knife in Mannheim. The suspect was later arrested and remanded in custody.
Two unknown men allegedly threatened a 26-year-old pedestrian and injured his shoulder with a pointed object after a dispute in Hanau.
Following an altercation in Wiesbaden, a 23-year-old died from a knife injury. A 22-year-old was seriously injured and two suspects were arrested.
In Neukirchen-Vluyn, an offender attempted to steal an e-scooter while displaying a knife. He was arrested following a search.
After a dispute at a bar in Frankfurt, a 30-year-old man allegedly tried to injure a 19-year-old with a knife. He was arrested.
A man is alleged to have critically injured his estranged wife's new partner with a knife in Duisburg. Two other people were also injured.
After an attack on a rescue worker in Frankfurt, a man handled a knife in front of the injured worker.
In Potsdam, a 48-year-old man allegedly threatened a partygoer with a knife. People at the scene held him until police arrived.
A 70-year-old man was found with fatal stab injuries in an apartment in Gelsenkirchen. His wife was slightly injured.
