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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
Following a dispute, a 47-year-old man reportedly threatened his 37-year-old neighbour with a machete in Munich. Police later located him at an underground station, but no machete was found.
A cyclist is alleged to have threatened a man in Zülpich with a kitchen knife and verbally. After being detained, he reportedly resisted police officers.
After an altercation in Kempten, a woman is alleged to have injured a man on the elbow with a knife after he had previously struck her. Police are investigating the exact sequence of events.
A 25-year-old man was seriously injured in the abdomen with a knife during a dispute in Celle. A 27-year-old acquaintance was later located.
A minor boy suffered multiple stab wounds and life-threatening injuries during an altercation in Flensburg. Two suspects were provisionally detained following a search.
An unknown person openly handled a butterfly knife on a regional train near Horneburg and threatened a railway security employee. He escaped before police arrived.
A 60-year-old man is suspected of injuring a 66-year-old property management employee with a pointed object in Cologne-Meschenich. Special units later overpowered the alleged attacker in his flat.
An unidentified man is said to have threatened a teenager with a pocketknife after an argument in Datteln. The teenager was uninjured, and the man left by bicycle.
In Philippsburg, a man is alleged to have injured and threatened his partner with a knife during an argument. A judge ordered his pre-trial detention.
An unknown man threatened a cyclist with a knife in Augsburg, demanded his wallet and lightly injured him.
Two masked men threatened an employee at a delivery-service branch in Berlin with knives and stole cash.
A 22-year-old man was apparently injured with a switchblade during an argument with two men in Ulm. The two unidentified suspects fled.
Two teenagers allegedly threatened a child with a knife at a bus stop in Fuldatal and forced him to hand over cash. They fled with a 10-euro note.
Two unidentified suspects are said to have threatened and robbed a 20-year-old man with a knife in a park near Jakobstor in Nuremberg. They fled with a belt bag and a gold chain.
During a robbery at a petrol station in Bremen, a perpetrator allegedly threatened an employee with a knife and took cash. Two suspects were arrested on the A27 motorway.
Police are investigating a serious robbery following a confrontation in Chemnitz. A 26-year-old suspect allegedly inflicted a cut injury on a 26-year-old man with a knife.
A machete was allegedly used during a confrontation outside an apartment building in Chemnitz. Four men sustained minor injuries.
Following an argument in Wiesbaden-Biebrich, a 26-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 22-year-old with a pocketknife.
During a confrontation between two groups in Munich’s Westpark, a 29-year-old man drew a knife and slightly injured a 31-year-old man.
A 38-year-old man died after suffering severe stab injuries in an apartment in Düsseldorf. Two suspects were provisionally detained.
