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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 42-year-old man allegedly used a knife to demand a 72-year-old woman's handbag in Celle's pedestrian zone. The woman was uninjured; the suspect was later arrested and remanded in custody.
A 21-year-old woman is alleged to have stabbed a 41-year-old several times with a kitchen knife after an argument at her Bamberg home. The man underwent emergency surgery, and the suspect was remanded in custody.
A 19-year-old was attacked by several men at Frankenthal's Metznerpark on 15 February. He suffered a stab wound and required hospital treatment.
A 20-year-old is alleged to have forced a 21-year-old to hand over cash at Uelzen station while displaying a knife, then fled.
A man allegedly threatened fellow residents in a shared home in Offenburg while holding a knife. He was arrested after a search and treated for self-inflicted cuts.
Four unknown men are alleged to have threatened a 19-year-old with a knife, robbed him and assaulted him in Ratingen.
Following a dispute in Leverkusen-Schlebusch, a 20-year-old is suspected of injuring a minor with a knife. Police provisionally detained the suspect.
A teenager was threatened with a folding knife in Wiesbaden after an altercation between groups. No one was injured.
After a phone theft at a Dresden shop, the 34-year-old owner was slightly injured in the hand with a knife while pursuing the suspects.
During a family dispute in Friedrichshafen, a father and son were reportedly armed with knives. Both were injured, while police are investigating whether knives were used.
A 22-year-old man was seriously injured with a knife following an argument in Bremen. A 21-year-old suspect was remanded in custody.
An unidentified man allegedly displayed a knife to a witness after stealing goods from a shop in Menden and then fled.
A teenager was injured in an altercation in Wiesbaden, while another person threatened the group with a knife.
Following a dispute between two groups, a 19-year-old man allegedly stabbed two young men on a rail replacement bus in Wuppertal. Both were seriously injured, and the suspect was provisionally detained.
A teenager allegedly threatened two teenagers with a utility knife near Frankenthal main station, demanded cash and kicked one of them.
Three unknown suspects allegedly assaulted a 21-year-old man in Rüsselsheim, threatened him with a knife and stole his cash.
Two masked men allegedly threatened a 19-year-old petrol station employee in Herne with knives and stole cash and cigarettes. They fled on foot.
A 47-year-old woman is alleged to have threatened her 40-year-old roommate with a knife at shared accommodation in Sonthofen. According to police, minors prevented a further escalation.
After a shoplifting incident, a man is alleged to have made several stabbing motions with a knife toward a store manager at a discount store in Worms. The employee was uninjured and the perpetrator fled.
During a dispute on a street in Meschede, a man allegedly critically injured a 20-year-old with a knife. The suspect and two companions fled.
