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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A man allegedly threatened a supermarket employee in Recklinghausen with a knife after she confronted him about suspected shoplifting. He was arrested the following day and is in pre-trial detention.
Following an argument outside a bar in Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, a man allegedly threatened a 24-year-old with a utility knife. He is also suspected of driving while intoxicated afterwards.
A man threatened two police officers with two knives in a stairwell in Waren. Officers later restrained him and nobody was injured.
A man allegedly attacked federal police officers in a car park at Rostock's Südstadt hospital and tried to injure them with a long metal shoehorn.
A shop employee was injured with a knife during an altercation at a Leipzig store. The suspected attacker has been remanded in custody.
A teenager was injured in the hand with a knife during an attempted aggravated robbery in Halle (Saale), police said.
A man allegedly took cash from a bakery till in Euskirchen while carrying a knife. He then fled on foot.
A masked man allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Ludwigsburg with a knife and demanded cash. He fled without any money.
During an argument at an accommodation facility in Illertissen, a man was attacked with a household knife and injured on his forearm.
A pocketknife is alleged to have been used during a dispute in a supermarket car park in Wernau. A witness was lightly injured.
A robber allegedly injured an 18-year-old with a knife in Cologne and stole his shoulder bag.
A 24-year-old man is suspected of threatening a petrol station employee in Stuttgart-Nord with a knife and taking cash. Police arrested him shortly afterwards.
Following an argument in Halle (Saale), an unidentified person from a group is alleged to have attacked a man with a knife. The victim sustained minor injuries.
Following an unpaid Uber ride in Offenbach, a passenger allegedly threatened the driver with a folding knife before fleeing.
A man threatened two staff members at a café-bistro in Garching an der Alz with a knife and forced them to hand over cash. A minor suspect is in pre-trial detention.
A man allegedly entered his neighbours' apartment in Landstuhl holding a knife and threatened four residents.
During a dispute at an apartment building in Chemnitz, two men threatened each other with a machete in separate encounters. Nobody was injured.
A 34-year-old man was critically injured by knife wounds after an argument in Hamburg's St. Georg district. The suspect fled.
A 34-year-old man was seriously injured during an altercation near Bremen station forecourt. An unknown man allegedly attacked him with a small machete and fled.
A 25-year-old man is suspected of seriously injuring his 27-year-old sister with knife wounds in Bonn-Kessenich. A remand order was issued over suspected attempted murder.
