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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
Several masked attackers allegedly injured four men with knives and iron bars at workers' accommodation near Moosach station. One victim was seriously injured and taken to hospital, while the attackers fled.
A 19-year-old suspect is alleged to have threatened a 44-year-old woman with a knife and demanded money in a flat in Halle-Neustadt. A 21-year-old man suffered minor injuries when he intervened.
A man wielded a machete at the entrance to Südharz Hospital in Nordhausen. Staff did not open the door, and police disarmed him.
A masked man threatened an employee at a Hamburg ice cream café with a knife and stole cash. The suspect remains at large.
A man allegedly threatened two men with a knife after a verbal dispute in Rastatt. The two men allegedly then punched and kicked him.
A passenger allegedly threatened a train attendant with a kitchen knife on a regional train near Schleife. Police provisionally detained him and later found a knife in his suitcase.
An unidentified man threatened a woman with a knife in Bopfingen and stole cash and a sweater from her. He fled.
A 41-year-old man is alleged to have seriously injured a 40-year-old acquaintance with a knife outside a bar in Balingen. The injured man was admitted to hospital for inpatient treatment.
A man and his partner were found dead in a house in Sonnefeld. Preliminary autopsy findings indicate that the man may have killed the woman with knife wounds before taking his own life.
A man suffered a serious stab wound at a bus stop in Berlin-Neukölln. Hours later, the same suspect allegedly used a knife to demand money from a woman on a bus.
A resident allegedly threatened a visitor with a knife in Brandenburg an der Havel. The visitor was not injured and alerted police.
A man was found with multiple stab wounds at an accommodation facility for refugees in Berlin-Tempelhof. Two men were provisionally detained.
A minor was threatened with a knife and robbed in Chemnitz-Helbersdorf. Two juvenile suspects allegedly fled with cash.
A 21-year-old man allegedly struck a family member and attacked him with a knife in Marburg. The victim avoided the stabbing motions, and the suspect is in pre-trial detention.
A man sustained a stab wound after a dispute in central Hagen. An unknown person allegedly injured him with a knife.
A teenager was injured by a stab wound to the lower back after a dispute at a public event in Herdecke. Another teenager was provisionally detained.
Three unidentified men threatened a 26-year-old with a knife in Nordhorn city park and stole his wallet. They fled on foot.
A 42-year-old man was critically injured with a knife during a dispute at an apartment in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld. A 39-year-old suspect was provisionally detained.
A man allegedly stole food and threatened employees with a knife in Altdorf. He was placed in a psychiatric hospital.
A 44-year-old man allegedly tried to attack a 37-year-old man with a pointed object in Dingolfing. He was remanded in custody.
