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Chronological overview of published knife attacks, knife threats, and cases of robbery or extortion involving a knife in Germany.
5370 cases in total
A 65-year-old man is alleged to have seriously injured a 59-year-old man with a knife during an altercation in Augsburg. An investigating judge ordered his remand in custody on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
A masked man allegedly threatened a petrol station attendant in Borchen with a knife and took cash. Police are searching for him.
Two men allegedly approached four girls in Neuhofen. One held a kitchen knife during the conversation, after which the girls ran away.
Two suspects are alleged to have robbed a man in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg after one of them threatened him with a machete. Warrants were executed against both men.
A man is alleged to have threatened a 19-year-old with a knife in central Bochum and taken cash from his wallet. The offender fled.
Following an argument, a man allegedly made a stabbing motion with a knife towards another man in Neuendettelsau. The targeted man was uninjured and the suspect was provisionally detained.
A 26-year-old man allegedly threatened police officers with a knife in Stralsund. No one was injured, and the man was provisionally taken into custody.
Two masked men reportedly threatened a 23-year-old man with knives in Lichtenfels and robbed him of his backpack.
A masked young man allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Cologne with a knife and demanded cash. He fled empty-handed after being told about cameras.
An unidentified man allegedly threatened a 19-year-old at a bus stop in Altenburg with a knife and robbed him of valuables.
A man threatened an employee with a knife at a petrol station in Euskirchen and demanded the day's takings. Police arrested him and recovered the knife.
Following an argument in the Reisinger-Anlagen, a 23-year-old allegedly robbed a 29-year-old of an electric scooter while displaying a knife.
A man was seriously injured with a knife during an altercation in Plauen. The suspect was taken into custody after a search.
A 38-year-old woman is alleged to have attacked a police officer with a knife during her arrest in Mannheim. The officer was not injured because of his protective equipment.
A 27-year-old man died after a fatal stab injury in an apartment in Eging am See. A detention order for psychiatric placement was issued against his 30-year-old girlfriend.
A man allegedly attacked a fellow resident with a knife at accommodation in Wolnzach. The victim fended off the attacks and the suspect was restrained.
A man allegedly threatened three men with a utility knife outside a supermarket in Allensbach. Police seized the knife.
During a meeting to discuss an ongoing dispute in Bensheim, a 46-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 64-year-old man with a knife. The suspect was provisionally detained.
During an argument in Speyer, a man allegedly threatened another man with two knives. Police seized three knives.
In Cologne-Mülheim, a 43-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 36-year-old man with a knife. The injured man was taken to hospital and the suspect was provisionally detained.
