Teenager holds knife during confrontation
During a physical confrontation in Lörrach's Hebelpark, a teenager was reportedly holding a knife. Police are seeking witnesses.
Map of Germany
Knife attacks in Germany on the map
The map of Germany locates published knife attacks, knife threats, and robbery or extortion cases involving a knife. Each point represents one documented case; locations remain limited to an approximate area to protect the people affected.
Map view
Period, federal state, case type, injury outcome and place together determine which published cases appear.
Loading the self-hosted map.
Complete results list
- Knife threat
- Knife threat
Railway employee allegedly threatened with knife in Dortmund
Following an argument at Dortmund’s main railway station, a man is alleged to have threatened a railway employee with a knife. The suspect was not initially found.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenagers rob 18-year-old of cash in Esslingen
Three teenagers allegedly threatened an 18-year-old with a knife in Esslingen and forced him to hand over cash. They then fled.
- Knife threat
Man allegedly threatened another man with pocketknife at Erfurt station
A man allegedly held a pocketknife toward another man in an underpass at Erfurt Central Station.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife in Bremen-Walle
An unknown man is suspected of stabbing a 37-year-old man in the forearm with a knife outside a venue in Bremen-Walle. The victim was admitted to hospital for treatment.
- Knife attack
Person found injured with a knife in Gelsenkirchen-Hassel
Police found a person injured with a knife in an apartment in Gelsenkirchen-Hassel. Another person was provisionally detained and later released.
- Knife attack
Man allegedly attacked employee with knife at Kerpen-Sindorf station
A 37-year-old man allegedly attacked an employee with a knife and brass knuckles after a theft at Kerpen-Sindorf station.
- Knife threat
Man threatens passers-by with knife in Wülfrath
A 24-year-old man allegedly threatened several passers-by with a knife in Wülfrath. Police temporarily detained him and later recovered the knife.
- Robbery/extortion
Employee threatened with knife at Duisburg gaming hall
An unknown man threatened an employee at a Duisburg gaming hall with a knife, stole money and fled.
- Knife attack
Teenager seriously injured in knife attack in Brüel
Following a dispute at an accommodation facility in Brüel, a teenager is alleged to have seriously injured a fellow resident with a knife.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife during dispute in Frankfurt
A 20-year-old man is suspected of injuring a 25-year-old man in the neck and shoulder with a knife after a dispute in Frankfurt's station district. The suspect was arrested.
- Knife threat
Man threatened with kitchen knife on regional train near Tübingen
Following an argument on a regional train, a man is alleged to have threatened another passenger with a kitchen knife.
- Knife threat
Shoplifter threatens detective with knife in Paderborn
A shoplifter is alleged to have threatened a detective with a pocketknife in a Paderborn supermarket. Nobody was injured.
- Knife attack
Ticket inspector seriously injured in Bergheim
Three wanted men are alleged to have attacked a ticket inspector at a bus stop in Bergheim and inflicted stab and cut injuries.
- Robbery/extortion
Cashier threatened with knife in attempted robbery in Düren
A masked man is alleged to have threatened a cashier with a knife and demanded money at a kiosk in Düren.
- Knife threat
Women threatened with switchblade in Molbergen
Following a theft, a man is alleged to have threatened two women with a switchblade in a car park in Molbergen.
- Knife attack
Possible knife use in dispute in Appenweier
One participant suffered a cut injury during a dispute involving three men at an accommodation facility in Appenweier. According to preliminary findings, a knife may have been used.
- Knife attack
Man injures guest with beer glass in Munich
A man is alleged to have struck a 56-year-old man in the face with a beer glass at a Munich hospitality venue, causing injuries. The suspect was arrested later that night.
- Knife attack
Man remanded after knife attack in Reutlingen
A man has been remanded on suspicion of attempted homicide after an alleged knife attack on an acquaintance in Reutlingen.
- Robbery/extortion
Armed robbery at gaming arcade in Bergisch Gladbach
An unknown man allegedly attacked a customer with pepper spray and threatened an employee with a knife-like object at a gaming arcade in Bergisch Gladbach.