Cyclist threatened with knife after crash in Pirna
After a collision with an e-bike in Pirna, a cyclist was assaulted and threatened with a knife. The unidentified suspect fled.
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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.
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- Knife threat
- Robbery/extortion
Kitchen knife used in dispute over unpaid wages in Kaufbeuren
During a dispute over unpaid wages in Kaufbeuren, a 44-year-old allegedly threatened a 34-year-old with a kitchen knife. No one was injured.
- Knife attack
Teenager remanded in custody after life-threatening stabbing injury in Nordenham
A teenager suffered life-threatening stab injuries during an altercation in Nordenham's Museumspark. Another teenager was remanded in custody on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
- Knife attack
Tenant injures landlord with knife during eviction in Cologne
During an eviction in Cologne-Weiden, a 64-year-old tenant is alleged to have slightly injured the 60-year-old property owner with a knife.
- Robbery/extortion
Armed robbery at motorcycle clothing store in Hamm
Two unidentified men allegedly forced an employee back into a Hamm store at knifepoint and robbed two staff members.
- Knife threat
Man uses knife during dispute in Wehr
During a dispute between two men in Wehr, a 34-year-old is alleged to have used a knife to defend himself against an attack with a hammer.
- Knife attack
Security worker attacked with screwdriver in Gera
After an attempted shoplifting incident in Gera, a man thrust a screwdriver toward a security worker. Another security worker was slightly injured in the ensuing confrontation.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station in Buxtehude robbed at knifepoint
Two masked men robbed a petrol station in Buxtehude. One threatened an employee with a knife and demanded money.
- Knife attack
Two teenagers injured in Flensburg dispute involving knife stabbings
Two teenagers were injured in knife stabbings during a dispute in Flensburg's Jacob-Nöbbe-Bogen. One teenager suffered serious injuries, but police said there was no danger to life.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife in attempted robbery in Ludwigshafen
An unknown man is alleged to have threatened an 87-year-old man in Ludwigshafen with a knife and demanded money. The offender fled without any proceeds.
- Knife attack
Woman allegedly injured with knife in Chemnitz
A 35-year-old man is alleged to have inflicted a serious but non-life-threatening stab wound on a 45-year-old relative with a knife in Chemnitz.
- Robbery/extortion
Employee threatened with knife during Heiligenhaus robbery
An unidentified man allegedly threatened and tied up an employee at a fashion store in Heiligenhaus on Tuesday morning before taking cash from a safe.
- Robbery/extortion
Cashier threatened with knife during Braunschweig robbery
A masked man threatened a cashier with a knife at a Braunschweig grocery store and took cash. Nobody was injured and the offender escaped.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatened with knife during robbery in Düren
During a robbery in Düren, cash was taken from a 43-year-old man while a knife was displayed. Police stopped a 29-year-old suspect after he fled.
- Knife attack
Doctor and paramedic attacked with knife in Laucha
A man is alleged to have attacked a doctor and a paramedic with a knife in a house in Laucha an der Unstrut. Both were injured; the doctor's serious injuries were assessed as non-life-threatening.
- Robbery/extortion
Pharmacy robbed at knifepoint in Magdeburg
An unknown man is alleged to have threatened a pharmacy employee with a knife in Magdeburg and taken cash from the register.
- Robbery/extortion
Robbery with knife in Geseke
A masked man allegedly threatened a cashier with a knife and took cash in Geseke.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenagers threatened with knife and robbed on Dresden commuter train
An unidentified man allegedly threatened two teenagers with a knife on a Dresden commuter train on Monday evening and took cash and a jacket.
- Robbery/extortion
Scissors used in attempted robbery at Stuttgart Central Station
A 20-year-old is alleged to have threatened a 19-year-old with scissors and tried to steal his wallet at Stuttgart Central Station.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenagers robbed with knives on Dresden bus
Two teenagers were threatened with two knives and robbed of about 60 euros by other teenagers on a bus in Dresden-Cotta on 13 January.