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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 teenager is suspected of threatening a 43-year-old man in Cologne with a pointed object while unsuccessfully demanding cash. A court ordered the teenager held in pre-trial detention.
Two men were injured by stabbing during a dispute in Bremen's Steintor district. Police arrested a 30-year-old suspect.
Three unknown suspects allegedly critically injured a 26-year-old man with multiple knife wounds after an argument in Hamburg-Harburg.
A cyclist held a knife towards police officers during a traffic stop in Böblingen. Officers subdued and disarmed him.
Two children allegedly held a boy at the skate park near Schalker Bahnhof and forced him to hand over cash. One of them held a closed knife in their hand.
Two youths allegedly threatened a visitor at a playground in Großkrotzenburg with a long knife. They then fled on an e-scooter.
A senior suffered stab and cut injuries during a robbery in Annaberg-Buchholz. His wife was threatened, and a suspect was arrested.
An unidentified offender robbed a 25-year-old man near Bremen’s Bürgerweide, injured him with a knife and stole his bag.
Two men were injured during a confrontation outside a snack bar in Leinfelden-Echterdingen. A 31-year-old man is alleged to have stabbed his 51-year-old opponent in the thigh with a kitchen knife.
After stealing spirits, an unidentified man allegedly threatened an employee of a supermarket in Pritzwalk with a knife. He fled in a black Mercedes.
An unidentified man allegedly used a knife to rob a petrol station in Witzenhausen of cash before fleeing.
A man threatened two cashiers with a utility knife at a shop in Braunschweig city centre and demanded cash.
On a regional train near Biederitz, a man allegedly threatened and physically assaulted a minor. Federal police later secured a knife during the intervention.
A 33-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 39-year-old man with a knife after a traffic dispute in Braunschweig.
Three men allegedly robbed a 37-year-old man of a gold chain in Mönchengladbach, while two of them held knives in his direction.
A man was allegedly injured in the neck with a pointed object after an argument in a kiosk in Cologne-Deutz. A 23-year-old suspect was arrested shortly afterwards.
A man allegedly assaulted his wife in Halle and threatened to use a knife again. Police provisionally detained him.
An unknown man allegedly threatened two teenagers with a knife in Georgsmarienhütte and demanded money and an e-scooter. One teenager sustained a cut during a scuffle.
Two unidentified men allegedly threatened, robbed and injured a 34-year-old man in Karlsruhe. One of them used a knife.
A knife was reportedly displayed during an altercation at Sulzbach Nordbahnhof. Two men fled after the incident.
