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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
Two unidentified men allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Bremen with a knife, forced her into a car and took her back to the station. They stole cash and cigarettes there.
Following a dispute in Limburg, a minor allegedly hit an 18-year-old and threatened him with a knife. The 18-year-old sustained minor injuries.
Following a collision in Rostock, an 18-year-old e-scooter rider allegedly threatened a 20-year-old car driver with a knife. Police located the suspect shortly afterwards on a local bus.
A 45-year-old woman is suspected of injuring a 33-year-old walker on the thumb with an unknown pointed object in Bad Belzig. Police are investigating, including on suspicion of dangerous bodily harm.
A 30-year-old man is alleged to have seriously injured a 51-year-old man with a knife in their shared Bad Dürkheim home. He was remanded in custody.
Two unidentified offenders allegedly forced an amusement arcade employee in Wuppertal to open the cash register by displaying a knife and stole cash before fleeing.
A woman was seriously and critically injured with a knife during an altercation in an apartment in Duisburg-Huckingen. Police arrested a suspect near the scene, and a homicide investigation team is handling the case.
A 23-year-old was seriously injured with a pointed object during a confrontation at a demonstration in Stuttgart. The group of perpetrators fled.
Five minors are alleged to have robbed a 64-year-old man in Münster. One displayed a knife while another used pepper spray.
A man allegedly injured a security employee’s hand with a knife in an administrative building in Emden. The suspect was later arrested and provisionally placed in psychiatric care.
A 33-year-old man allegedly reached for a knife while being restrained after a theft at a Karlsruhe drugstore. He was remanded in custody.
A teenager was attacked, punched and kicked on a footbridge in Hanau. The assailant allegedly displayed a cutter knife and used it to threaten the victim.
An unidentified man threatened a supermarket employee in Sendenhorst with a knife and took cash from a till. He fled the scene.
A masked man allegedly threatened a woman with a knife and robbed her after closing time at a snack restaurant in Braunschweig. She sustained minor injuries in a fall.
A 19-year-old woman allegedly obtained cash from a petrol station in Ludwigshafen while threatening staff with a knife. Police provisionally detained her shortly afterwards.
A 60-year-old man suffered a stab injury during a dispute between father and son in Pirmasens; both men were injured.
A 22-year-old sustained a stab injury during a dispute at Kröpcke underground station in Hanover. An 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody shortly afterwards.
After stealing tobacco products, an unidentified man threatened a supermarket employee in Gelsenkirchen with a knife and fled.
During an altercation at Essen central station, a man drew a pocketknife with its blade open. Federal police took him into custody.
A 32-year-old man was attacked by a group after a dispute at Hofheim station, where a knife was displayed to him.
