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 57-year-old man allegedly threatened several witnesses with a folding knife outside a bar in Leer early on Sunday. After an 18-year-old hit him in the face, the man received hospital treatment.
A 38-year-old man sustained stab wounds after an argument in an apartment in Munich-Laim. A 28-year-old suspect was detained.
A 29-year-old suffered cuts to his neck during an altercation in Munich's Ludwigsvorstadt district. The homicide unit is investigating an attempted killing.
During an attempted aggravated robbery in Cuxhaven, an unknown man is alleged to have demanded money and slightly injured a man with a knife. The offender fled.
An unknown passenger is alleged to have threatened a taxi driver in Wiesbaden with a knife and injured him on the head with its handle. The man fled.
Two unidentified suspects attacked a minor in a Munich green space, displayed a knife and took three payment cards.
Following an argument in Alzey's castle park, a man is alleged to have injured another man with a knife. Pre-trial detention was ordered for the suspect on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
Two men sustained stab wounds at Wiener Platz in Dresden. Police detained two suspects, while another suspect initially remained at large.
A teenager allegedly made stabbing motions with a knife toward his stepfather during a dispute in Billigheim-Ingenheim. The man was not injured.
After a car was forced to stop in Badbergen, two men are alleged to have attacked its occupants. One suspect is alleged to have used a knife; both victims sustained minor injuries.
A 40-year-old man is alleged to have attacked and slightly injured his mother with a knife in Eisingen. He was taken into custody and brought to a psychiatric specialist clinic.
A truck driver sustained superficial injuries from a pointed object during a dispute at a service-area car park on the A8.
Five men are alleged to have attacked, threatened with knives and robbed a man in Stuttgart's Rosensteinpark.
A 52-year-old was seriously injured in the hand in a knife attack in Langquaid. A remand order was issued against the suspect.
A 26-year-old man is alleged to have stabbed a 31-year-old man several times in Mannheim. The injured man required emergency surgery, and the suspect was remanded in custody.
In Polleben, an unknown man allegedly demanded a bank card from a 79-year-old woman while holding a knife and pushed her to the ground. He fled when her 83-year-old husband appeared.
A 25-year-old man allegedly threatened guests at a private party in Wiesenbronn while holding a knife. Police took him into custody.
A woman was found dead in a car near Bad Rappenau. An autopsy found that she died from multiple stab wounds; a 41-year-old man is in pre-trial detention.
A 29-year-old man allegedly struck toward a 30-year-old man with a knife near Frankfurt station. The intended victim was not injured.
During a dispute in Helmstedt, a 36-year-old allegedly critically injured a 31-year-old with a knife. The suspect was initially detained and later released.
