Man points folding knife toward group in Bad Kissingen
Following a verbal dispute in Bad Kissingen, a 37-year-old man held a folding knife toward a group that intervened. Police later arrested him.
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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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- Knife threat
- Knife threat
Woman threatens two men with knife in Marburg
A woman allegedly threatened two young men with a knife in Marburg. Police arrested her shortly afterwards and seized the knife.
- Robbery/extortion
Robbery at knifepoint in Emden
Three perpetrators allegedly tied up, threatened and robbed a man at knifepoint in his Emden home. Two suspects are in pre-trial detention.
- Knife threat
Man threatens pursuer with knife in Bremerhaven
After a theft in Bremerhaven, a man threatened the pursuer of a stolen phone with a knife and kicked him in the stomach. Police provisionally detained the suspect.
- Robbery/extortion
19-year-old arrested in Cologne after alleged robbery involving a knife
A 19-year-old is alleged to have threatened a passenger with a knife on a regional train, forced the passenger off the train and made them withdraw cash. Police arrested him at Neumarkt in Cologne.
- Knife threat
Man shows knife to primary school pupils in Nuremberg
An unidentified man allegedly shouted at several primary school pupils in Nuremberg and displayed a knife. He is also alleged to have verbally threatened one boy.
- Robbery/extortion
Two offenders rob 34-year-old man at Stuttgart accommodation
Two unknown men allegedly attacked a 34-year-old man at accommodation in Stuttgart, held a knife to his neck and stole his backpack.
- Robbery/extortion
Attempted robbery with knife in Duisburg
An unknown man is alleged to have threatened a 39-year-old man with a knife and demanded valuables in Duisburg. The man sustained minor injuries and the suspect fled.
- Knife attack
Man injured after family dispute in Frankfurt
During a dispute between two family members in Frankfurt, a man is alleged to have been attacked and injured with a knife-like object. The suspect remains at large.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injures acquaintance with knife in Kaiserslautern
A 46-year-old man is suspected of seriously injuring a 27-year-old acquaintance with a knife during a dispute in Kaiserslautern. A court ordered him held in pre-trial detention.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured with knife in dispute in Hanover
An unidentified man allegedly stabbed a 39-year-old man in the upper body with a knife after a dispute in Hanover, seriously injuring him.
- Knife attack
Man treated after attack in Eisleben with stab and cut injuries
A 22-year-old man received outpatient treatment in Eisleben after three unidentified attackers allegedly inflicted stab and cut injuries.
- Knife threat
Man allegedly threatened two people with knife at Schenklengsfeld fair
A 21-year-old man is alleged to have threatened two people with a knife at a fair in Schenklengsfeld. Security staff held him until police arrived.
- Robbery/extortion
Masked man threatens supermarket staff with knife in Rhumspringe
A masked man threatened supermarket employees in Rhumspringe with a knife before fleeing without any proceeds. Nobody was injured.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenager robbed at knifepoint in Leipzig
Two unidentified suspects allegedly threatened a teenager with a knife in Leipzig-Connewitz and forced him to hand over cash.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife in Wiesbaden dispute
A 68-year-old man was injured with a knife during a dispute at a garden allotment in Wiesbaden. A 59-year-old man was provisionally detained.
- Robbery/extortion
Two suspects threaten 22-year-old man with knife in Wiesentheid
Two suspects allegedly threatened a 22-year-old man with a knife in Wiesentheid and took the contents of his backpack. Both were arrested and remanded in custody.
- Knife attack
Man injured with knife in Stuttgart
A 23-year-old man was attacked by unidentified men in central Stuttgart and lightly injured with a knife.
- Robbery/extortion
Couple threatened with pocketknife in Ibbenbüren
A man is alleged to have threatened a couple in Ibbenbüren with a pocketknife and demanded money. Police provisionally detained a suspect.
- Knife threat
Man threatens girlfriend with knife in Ludwigshafen
A 28-year-old man is alleged to have hit his girlfriend and threatened her with a knife in Ludwigshafen's Hemshof district. The woman sustained minor injuries, and police took the man into custody.