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Chronological overview of published knife attacks, knife threats, and cases of robbery or extortion involving a knife in Germany.
6070 cases in total
During a confrontation near Buchloe, a 31-year-old man threatened a driver with a broken pocketknife. Police say he used it again in a later dispute but report no injury caused by the knife.
A 21-year-old man ran towards police officers with a knife in Bremen. Specialist officers stopped him with a Taser; no one was injured.
During a dispute on Hauptstraße in Offenburg, a 44-year-old man allegedly struck a 23-year-old man and later threatened him with a kitchen knife. The younger man sustained minor injuries, and police provisionally detained the older man.
A 32-year-old man attacked another 32-year-old man with a knife outside a changing room at a Flensburg gym on 27 September, injuring his hands. Police arrested the attacker after he fled.
Police reported a knife threat at Brügmannplatz in Dortmund on 26 September. Officers found the knife nearby and seized it.
During a confrontation between two groups in Bad Segeberg, a 23-year-old man allegedly used a knife and injured at least two men. One was initially in life-threatening condition.
During a dispute in an allotment garden, a 46-year-old man allegedly injured a 44-year-old man with a sword. A court ordered the suspect held in pre-trial detention.
A 52-year-old man sustained life-threatening stab wounds during a dispute in an apartment in Essen-Katernberg. A minor is suspected, and investigators are examining indications of self-defence.
Three teenagers allegedly threatened two boys with a knife at Dörnigheim station and took their cash. One suspect was provisionally detained, while two others remain at large. No one was injured.
A teenager is suspected of repeatedly stabbing an 18-year-old during a dispute in a car park in central Berlin. The injured man was admitted to hospital.
A 53-year-old man was found with stab wounds after a confrontation between two men in Düsseldorf-Flingern. He remained in life-threatening condition after emergency surgery; the instrument has not been identified.
A group of five allegedly threatened three young people with a knife at Gelsenkirchen station and took a watch and cash. Two suspects were provisionally detained.
A 70-year-old man allegedly followed several teenagers in Berlin-Kreuzberg on 25 September and held a kitchen knife near a boy’s neck. Police are investigating four cases.
A 25-year-old man died after being stabbed in the neck in Delmenhorst. Police are investigating a homicide and have not caught a suspect.
Two unidentified suspects held a knife and a firearm on a 22-year-old man during a robbery in Darmstadt-Arheilgen. They took cash and his phone before fleeing.
An unknown assailant allegedly attacked a 28-year-old man in Bad Oldesloe and used a stabbing weapon while trying to steal his phone. The injured man was taken to hospital; the assailant escaped empty-handed.
An unknown woman allegedly injured a 60-year-old man with a knife in Görlitzer Park and took his cash. He received outpatient hospital treatment, while the woman fled.
At a parking area beside the A7, a man threatened a co-worker first with a bottle and then with a utility knife. After he put down the knife, the co-worker punched him, injuring his face.
A woman approached responding police officers in Neubrandenburg with a knife and threatened them. She put it down after officers spoke to her; no one was injured.
At the Lebbiner Heide rest area, a 56-year-old man and his 19-year-old son confronted two suspected thieves. They faced a drawn knife, and the father was punched in the face.
