Knife held during attempted robbery in Hagen
In Hagen, a man held a knife while demanding a gold chain from a 32-year-old acquaintance. The man escaped and suffered a minor injury from a broken glass bottle during the struggle.
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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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- Robbery and extortion
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatens cashier with knife and steals cash in Ludwigsburg
At a discount supermarket in Ludwigsburg-Oßweil, a man held a knife toward a cashier, took several hundred euros from the till and fled.
- Knife threats
Knife threat against man reported at Essen central station
After a verbal exchange near Essen central station, a 33-year-old man allegedly threatened a 31-year-old with a kitchen knife. A witness and the man targeted gave differing accounts of whether the knife was drawn; federal police are investigating.
- Knife attacks
Woman seriously injured in stabbing at Cologne fair
A 34-year-old woman was reportedly stabbed in the torso during an altercation near a fair in Cologne. She required emergency surgery, and the suspected attacker remains at large.
- Knife threats
Knife threat during altercation at Chemnitz bus stop
A teenager threatened two men with a knife during an altercation at a bus stop in Chemnitz. The men were subsequently beaten and injured.
- Knife attacks
27-year-old man injured in knife attack in Berlin-Moabit
An unidentified man reportedly attacked and injured a 27-year-old man with a knife in Berlin-Moabit without warning. The attacker fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife-wielding robber targets pharmacy in Herdecke
A man threatened a pharmacy employee in Herdecke with a knife and took cash. She was unharmed, and he fled.
- Knife attacks
Teenager seriously injured in knife attack in Dielheim
After a dispute at a street festival in Dielheim, a teenager allegedly stabbed another teenager in the back. A 19-year-old witness suffered a minor injury, and two suspects were remanded in custody.
- Robbery and extortion
Man injured with pointed object in attempted robbery in Munich
An unknown assailant attacked a 49-year-old man over his shoulder bag in Munich and injured him with a pointed object. The assailant fled empty-handed, and the injured man was taken to hospital.
- Knife attacks
Man, 20, injured with pocketknife during Mannheim altercation
A 20-year-old man was slightly injured with a pocketknife during an altercation involving several people on Murnauplatz in Mannheim. Police are investigating what happened.
- Robbery and extortion
Attempted knife robbery in Castrop-Rauxel park
Two men allegedly threatened a 44-year-old with a knife and demanded cash in a Castrop-Rauxel park. He called for help, and they fled empty-handed.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with an axe in Münchberg neighbour dispute
In Münchberg, a 72-year-old man struck his 26-year-old neighbour’s forearm with an axe during a dispute. The injured man was treated in hospital.
- Knife threats
Man threatens passenger with pocketknife on Munich regional train
After an argument on a regional train at Munich Central Station, a 60-year-old man threatened a 21-year-old passenger with a pocketknife. Federal police detained him on the train.
- Knife attacks
Man, 61, critically injured in knife attack in Velbert
A 61-year-old man was critically injured with a knife near a pharmacy by a Kaufland store in Velbert. Police arrested a 30-year-old man.
- Knife attacks
Woman, 18, stabbed in Duisburg-Huckingen
A 51-year-old man stabbed an 18-year-old woman in his apartment in Duisburg-Huckingen. In a later report, he addressed rumours about the attack.
- Knife threats
Man threatens another man with kitchen knife during dispute in Dahlenburg
During a dispute in a Dahlenburg car park, a 46-year-old man allegedly threatened a 62-year-old man with a kitchen knife. Police intervened and opened criminal proceedings.
- Knife attacks
Children threatened with knife in Gelsenkirchen; boy slightly injured
After a dispute involving children and teenagers in Gelsenkirchen, a boy allegedly threatened two children with a knife and demanded cash from a girl. Another boy sustained a minor knife injury.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatens Tostedt petrol station employee with knife and steals cash
A masked man held a knife in front of a petrol station employee in Tostedt and demanded cash. He fled with the money; the employee was unharmed.
- Knife attacks
Two injured in knife attack in Bad Segeberg
Two men were injured in a dispute on the market square in Bad Segeberg, one of them critically. A detention warrant was issued for a 23-year-old suspect after the knife attack on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
- Knife attacks
Trial begins over knife attack in Stuttgart-Nord
Two men are on trial over an attack in Stuttgart-Nord in late April. The victim survived stab wounds to the chest after emergency surgery.