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Chronological overview of published knife attacks, knife threats, and cases of robbery or extortion involving a knife in Germany.
5411 cases in total
After allegedly harassing a woman in Gelsenkirchen, an unidentified man reportedly stabbed toward her companion with a knife. The man avoided the strike, and police are seeking witnesses.
An unidentified man allegedly threatened two men in Ravensburg with a knife and an object resembling a firearm. He fled before police arrived.
After a dispute at a petrol station in Friedrichshafen, a resident returned with two kitchen knives. Police resolved the situation and opened proceedings.
At least two unidentified men allegedly threatened a delivery driver with a knife, demanded cash and locked him inside his delivery van.
An unidentified man injured a 23-year-old with a knife after an argument at Spittlertorzwinger in Nuremberg and fled.
Two women allegedly threatened a 21-year-old woman with a knife in a Munich apartment and demanded everyday items. Both were arrested.
Two hotel workers were injured during a dispute in Hanover. A 21-year-old man sustained multiple life-threatening stab wounds, and his 26-year-old counterpart was arrested.
An unidentified man seriously injured a 24-year-old with multiple stab wounds at Leibnizufer in Hanover before fleeing.
A man was critically injured with a knife during a dispute on the forecourt of Dortmund Central Station. Two men were arrested.
During a dispute following a scooter purchase, a man allegedly threatened a girl with a knife in Allendorf (Lumda).
A man was seriously but not life-threateningly injured with a knife during an altercation at Musikerplatz in Kaiserslautern. The perpetrators fled.
A woman is alleged to have attacked a resident with a knife after an argument at accommodation in Hof. The man injured his finger while defending himself, and the suspect was remanded in pre-trial detention.
Two minors are alleged to have robbed a 19-year-old of cash while displaying a knife outside Dresden's main railway station. Both were remanded in custody.
During a confrontation between two groups at Bielefeld's Jahnplatz, a man allegedly displayed a machete and threatened other people involved.
An unknown offender allegedly injured a 66-year-old man in the face with a pointed object in Raunheim. Police consider a knife highly likely to have been the weapon.
At least five people were seriously injured in a confrontation in Gelsenkirchen, police said. Knives were reportedly among the weapons used.
A teenager is suspected of threatening another teenager with a knife and inflicting stab injuries during a struggle at Erlangen bus station. The suspect was later provisionally arrested.
An unknown man allegedly threatened a customer with a knife and demanded cash at a kiosk in Langenhagen. The attempted robbery failed.
Following a dispute in a flat in Kirchheim am Ries, a man allegedly threatened another man with a knife and slightly injured him while attempting to stab him. A detention order was executed against the suspect.
A man held a large knife in a bar in Ludwigshafen and pulled it again when police arrived. Officers used a Taser and took him into custody.
