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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Two masked minors allegedly demanded that a kiosk operator open the cash register in Gelsenkirchen while displaying a knife and an electric shock device. They fled without any proceeds and were later located by police.
A group threatened a 64-year-old man with a knife in Schweinfurt and robbed him of his wallet.
A man was stabbed in the thigh during an altercation on the station square in Güstrow. The suspect fled.
Two unknown men allegedly struck a teenager in Gelsenkirchen and robbed him of his mobile phone while displaying a knife. The suspects fled, and the phone was later found at a bus stop.
Three teenagers were seriously injured during a confrontation at a private celebration in Bonn-Pützchen. One of them suffered stab wounds.
A cutter knife and other objects were used during a confrontation between two groups of young men outside a pub in Albstadt. Several people were injured and taken to hospital for further examination.
A 25-year-old man suffered stab and cut injuries during a dispute in Heidelberg on 13 December. The unidentified attacker fled.
A resident allegedly threw a kitchen knife at other residents of accommodation in Lüneburg.
A teenager allegedly threatened two men with a knife and demanded money in Krempe. Police provisionally detained him after he fled.
A 55-year-old man is alleged to have injured two men at a pub in Altensteig. He was remanded in custody.
A 31-year-old man suffered a stabbing injury during an argument at a bus stop in Osnabrück. Investigators are still determining which object caused it.
Two offenders allegedly robbed a teenager in a park in Wilhelmshaven. One held a knife and demanded valuables.
A masked man threatened a cashier with a knife at a petrol station in Hanover-Lahe and stole cash. The employee was unharmed and the suspect fled.
An unknown offender allegedly threatened a woman with a knife and robbed her handbag in Munich. The woman sustained minor injuries.
A 38-year-old man was slightly injured with a knife during a robbery extortion in Braunschweig on 12 December. The perpetrator took cash and fled.
A teenager in Herford was apparently seriously injured in the upper body with a pointed instrument. Police said the victim's life is in danger.
An unknown man allegedly injured a 35-year-old on the finger with a pointed object in Frankfurt's Gallus district and robbed him of his bag.
Three people suffered minor injuries during a confrontation involving youths in Bremen-Kattenturm. Witnesses also reported knives.
A man demanded cash while holding a knife at a petrol station in Wiesbaden. He fled without any money.
A man was critically injured with a knife during an altercation in Greußen. The suspect has been remanded in custody.
