Map of Germany
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.
Period, federal state, case type, injury outcome and place together determine which published cases appear.
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Following a joint robbery in Wolfenbüttel, three men are alleged to have attacked a 74-year-old man. Police said he defended himself with a knife; all three suspects were injured and remanded in custody.
A man is alleged to have used a knife to rob a woman of money and lightly injure her in a Dortmund apartment. The suspect was later arrested.
Two unidentified men allegedly harassed, insulted and struck a teenager on a replacement bus in Dresden. One of the men waved a knife during the incident.
Two men allegedly confronted each other with a knife and a machete after an argument at shared accommodation in Zaberfeld. Both sustained hand injuries and were provisionally detained.
A 20-year-old man is accused of trying to injure a 19-year-old at the neck with a knife in Hamburg-St. Pauli. The victim was unharmed, and a detention warrant was issued for the suspect.
Following a physical altercation in Munich, a 33-year-old man allegedly threatened a 63-year-old man with a knife.
A teenager was seriously injured with a pointed object in Nuremberg’s southern district. A 19-year-old suspect was provisionally detained.
A man was injured with a knife during an altercation on Franz-Weis-Straße in Koblenz. Criminal police are seeking witnesses.
A woman was seriously injured with a knife in Kirchheim unter Teck. Investigators identified a 29-year-old suspect.
A man allegedly threatened a passer-by with a knife near Frankfurt's Konstablerwache after the passer-by declined an offer of drugs. Police detained the suspect after a brief flight.
A 27-year-old woman was allegedly injured with a knife by an unknown man in Kirchheim unter Teck. She was taken to hospital and police said her life was not in danger.
A 28-year-old man was critically injured by a knife stab during an altercation on Brunnenstraße in Dortmund.
A knife was reportedly displayed during an altercation involving several young people at the science park in Gelsenkirchen. Several people involved were found injured.
A woman was injured in a knife attack at shared accommodation in Bad Saulgau. A 65-year-old suspect is in pre-trial detention.
An unknown offender threatened a petrol station employee in Quickborn with a knife and took cash. The initial search was unsuccessful.
An unknown man allegedly threatened three men with a knife while stealing a van in Claußnitz. A man on the loading area was slightly injured in the subsequent crash.
A 35-year-old man was seriously injured in an alleged knife attack at a flat in Hanau. A 27-year-old suspect was remanded in custody.
Three men allegedly threatened, assaulted and robbed a 32-year-old man with a knife in Bielefeld. The victim sustained minor injuries.
A pizza delivery driver was threatened with a knife and robbed at Neugraben S-Bahn station in Hamburg. Two suspected offenders fled, and the driver was not injured.
A 22-year-old man is alleged to have threatened a 21-year-old acquaintance with a knife and demanded money at Frickenhausen station. Nobody was injured.
