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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
A 33-year-old man was critically injured in a dispute at Geesthacht cemetery, allegedly through the use of a knife. A 23-year-old suspect later turned himself in to police and was provisionally detained.
A 33-year-old man is alleged to have deliberately thrown a knife at a police officer in Isny im Allgäu. The officer was not hit, and the man was remanded in custody.
During a dispute at Altenhagen Bridge in Hagen, two unidentified men allegedly threatened three brothers with knives. Police later recovered one knife, while the suspects had left the scene.
A group of unknown people allegedly attacked and robbed two men at Arnulf-Klett-Platz in Stuttgart. One of the men was threatened with a knife before his wallet was stolen.
A 20-year-old man allegedly injured an 18-year-old acquaintance with a pocketknife after an altercation in Bad Doberan. The injured man received medical treatment and the suspect fled.
After an altercation outside a restaurant in Gummersbach, a man allegedly threatened another man with a knife. Police took him into custody.
A man suffered a stab wound at Endertplatz in Cochem. A suspect was arrested later.
A man suffered life-threatening knife wounds after an altercation in Hamburg's St. Georg district. The suspect was provisionally detained.
A 29-year-old man allegedly threatened his wife during an argument in Ebstorf with a knife and a blank-firing gun.
A hotel resident in Weißenburg was critically injured after a suspected knife attack. Two suspects were provisionally detained.
A 39-year-old man was critically injured by stab wounds in Uedem. Three men were provisionally detained after a dispute between two groups.
A 20-year-old man is suspected of lightly injuring his 29-year-old brother with a knife after an argument in Hamm. Police provisionally detained him.
Two unknown suspects allegedly threatened a 34-year-old man with a knife in a park in Neu-Hohenschönhausen and injured him as he tried to flee. They escaped without any loot.
Two men allegedly threatened a taxi driver in Oldenburg with a knife and took cash from his wallets.
A man allegedly threatened a cashier with a stabbing weapon and demanded money at a kiosk in Bergisch Gladbach. Bystanders restrained him after he fled until police arrived.
An unidentified man threatened a petrol station employee in Hochstetten with a knife and stole cash. He fled on foot, and police are seeking witnesses.
After a shoplifting incident in Apolda, a man allegedly threatened two employees with a switchblade and made stabbing motions towards them. He was provisionally detained the following day.
An 18-year-old man was stabbed in the leg following a dispute on Kirchgasse in Wiesbaden. Two minor suspects were later arrested.
A man is alleged to have seriously injured two acquaintances with a pointed object at Oertelplatz in Munich. Both victims were initially in critical condition.
Two youths are alleged to have threatened a man with a knife and demanded cash in Stuttgart's Kurpark after an attempted theft failed.
