Christmas market vendor threatened with knife in Gera
A vendor was punched and threatened with a knife while walking home from Gera's Christmas market. She handed over cash to the offender.
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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/extortion
- Knife attack
Serious stab injuries after dispute in Lutherstadt Wittenberg
A 43-year-old suspect is alleged to have inflicted serious stab injuries on a 47-year-old man after an altercation in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
- Knife threat
Woman threatened with knife in Aschaffenburg
A man threatened a woman in Aschaffenburg while holding a knife. Police provisionally detained him.
- Knife attack
21-year-old seriously injured with stabbing weapon at Essen Central Station
An unidentified man seriously injured a 21-year-old with a stabbing weapon during an altercation at Essen Central Station and fled.
- Knife threat
Brothers threaten couple with knife in Lüneburg
Two brothers allegedly threatened a couple with a knife at a petrol station in Lüneburg. Police recovered a switchblade from them.
- Knife attack
Two men lightly injured in knife attack at Pforzheim bar
A 27-year-old man is suspected of attacking two men with a knife at a bar in Pforzheim. Both sustained minor injuries, and the suspect is in pre-trial detention.
- Robbery/extortion
Three offenders rob Dortmund supermarket with knife
Three unknown offenders robbed a supermarket in Dortmund-Brackel. One held a knife while the group demanded money from the safe.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenager threatened with knives during robbery in Düren park
Three unidentified people allegedly threatened a teenager in Düren's Nordpark during a meeting over goods offered for sale. Two men held knives in his direction; the teenager sustained minor injuries and fled.
- Knife threat
Woman threatens first aid helpers with butterfly knife in Weida
A woman allegedly threatened first aid helpers with a butterfly knife in Weida after she had been lying on Bahnhofsstraße.
- Knife threat
Two visitors threatened with knife at Christmas market in Dessau-Roßlau
An 18-year-old is alleged to have threatened two visitors with a one-handed knife at an event in Dessau's Mosigkau district.
- Robbery/extortion
18-year-old injured in possible robbery in Böblingen
Four men reportedly attacked an 18-year-old in Böblingen and robbed him while displaying a knife. The victim was injured.
- Knife threat
Minor threatened with knife at Klausentreiben event
During an argument at the Klausentreiben event in Altusried, an unidentified teenager threatened a minor visitor with a knife.
- Knife attack
Three men injured after altercation in Strullendorf
Three men were injured in an altercation at worker accommodation in Strullendorf. Initial findings indicate that a stabbing or cutting instrument was used.
- Knife attack
Knife attack allegedly attempted during parking dispute in Ludwigsburg
During a dispute over a disabled parking space in Ludwigsburg, a 22-year-old man is alleged to have tried to injure a 42-year-old man with a knife.
- Knife threat
Man allegedly threatened another man with knife in Wettin-Löbejün
Following an argument over dogs in Wettin-Löbejün, a 36-year-old man allegedly held a knife toward a 47-year-old man.
- Knife threat
Man with knife approaches police officers in Ansbach
A 47-year-old man approached police officers in Ansbach while visibly carrying a knife. After a warning shot, he was struck in the leg.
- Knife attack
Man injured in knife attack in Heiligenhafen car park
A 32-year-old man suffered a hand injury in a knife attack in the car park of a shopping centre in Heiligenhafen. Two unidentified men fled in a vehicle.
- Knife threat
Armed man approaches police in Gundelfingen
A man armed with two knives approached police officers in Gundelfingen and was seriously injured by a police gunshot.
- Knife attack
Woman dies after knife attack in Ingolstadt
A 49-year-old man is alleged to have attacked his 45-year-old former partner with a kitchen knife in Ingolstadt. The woman later died in hospital.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in knife attack in Lehrte
Following a dispute at a homeless accommodation facility in Lehrte, a 47-year-old man allegedly stabbed a 58-year-old man multiple times.