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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
In Mönchengladbach-Windberg, a man allegedly threatened a 79-year-old petrol station worker with a knife and slightly injured him during a struggle; he fled empty-handed.
At a tram stop in Halle (Saale), a man allegedly held a knife threateningly toward a fellow passenger. Police found the suspect nearby.
During an altercation in Heide, an unknown man lightly injured a 22-year-old with a knife and fled.
Four men are alleged to have attacked a man in Hamm with a knife, a baseball bat and an iron bar. The victim was injured but was not in life-threatening condition.
An 18-year-old man suffered serious stab wounds during a dispute near a school in Holzkirchen. A teenage suspect is in pre-trial detention on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
During a dispute at a hotel in Bad Hindelang, a 65-year-old employee allegedly held a knife to a 44-year-old colleague's neck. Police said no one was injured.
At Dresden’s main railway station, a 47-year-old man tried to pull a pointed metal object from his pocket while attacking federal police officers. He did not succeed.
During a check at Göttingen’s Waageplatz, a 54-year-old man pointed a utility knife at police officers. A 53-year-old officer was injured while he was subsequently being restrained.
An unknown man took a 35-year-old's wallet and mobile phone in Chemnitz, then allegedly threatened him with a knife.
A man is alleged to have threatened a cleaner with a knife and pepper spray at Bochum central station. Federal police seized the items.
Two men are suspected of threatening a 45-year-old with a pointed object and stealing 200 euros from his backpack in Dortmund-Hörde. The suspects fled.
A man is suspected of demanding money and threatening a 45-year-old with a pointed object at Rathausplatz. Police arrested him and seized a knife.
A minor was killed in a stabbing after a dispute in Marsberg. An 18-year-old survived, and police are searching for at least two suspects.
A 79-year-old man was seriously injured in the neck with a sharp-edged object in a car park in Brebach-Fechingen. The investigation into the attack is ongoing.
A masked man allegedly tried to open a cash register at a tanning salon in Moers before threatening approaching witnesses with a pocketknife.
A masked man threatened a petrol station employee with a knife in Norden and demanded cash. He fled without taking any money.
Two masked men allegedly threatened three young people at Bargteheide railway station with a stabbing weapon and a firearm-like object before taking their valuables.
Two unidentified suspects allegedly threatened a teenager in Hagen with a folding knife and a baseball bat before taking his e-scooter.
A 25-year-old man is alleged to have threatened children and residents in Blankenheim with an attack using a machete. Special police units later subdued him at his house.
A 50-year-old man is alleged to have seriously injured his estranged wife with a kitchen knife at a bakery in Hünfelden-Kirberg. Bystanders stopped him, and the man was also injured.
