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Knife-related cases in Baden-Württemberg
Statistics and latest reports on knife attacks, knife threats, robbery and extortion involving knives in Baden-Württemberg.
Annual comparison for this federal state
Data through 2026-10-24
- 2025
- 2026
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| Month | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 45 | 39 |
| February | 45 | 27 |
| March | 46 | 49 |
| April | 38 | 44 |
| May | 49 | 40 |
| June | 38 | 44 |
| July | 43 | 39 |
| August | 49 | 31 |
| September | 28 | 25 |
| October (partial) | 44 | 22 |
| November | 31 | — |
| December | 35 | — |
Cases by typeAll available cases to date
Total: 851 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: All available cases to date.
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Reports
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatened with sharp object and robbed in Karlsruhe
An unknown man allegedly threatened a 29-year-old with a sharp object in Karlsruhe and took his wallet. Police say the victim was not injured.
- 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.
- Robbery and extortion
Teenager threatened with knife and robbed in Bad Schönborn
In Bad Schönborn, an unknown man allegedly threatened a teenager with a knife and demanded his bag. He then struck and kicked the teenager before fleeing with the stolen property.
- Robbery and extortion
Attempted robbery in Künzelsau: group reportedly had knives
A 19-year-old in Künzelsau was told to hand over his valuables and was threatened again later. Other members of the group reportedly had knives and stun guns.
- Robbery and extortion
Three rob man at knifepoint in Stuttgart
In Stuttgart, one of three unknown assailants threatened a 33-year-old man with a folding knife. The other two took his belongings before the group fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Teenager allegedly threatened Karlsruhe petrol station worker with knife
A teenager allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Karlsruhe with a knife and demanded cash. Police provisionally detained him after he fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife threat in attempted robbery at Pragsattel
In Stuttgart, a group allegedly threatened a 19-year-old with a knife and attempted to rob him at the Pragsattel stop.
- Robbery and extortion
Man remanded in custody after knife robbery in Meersburg
A 43-year-old man is alleged to have threatened an employee at a Meersburg supermarket with a knife and demanded cash. Police arrested him shortly afterwards, and a judge ordered pre-trial detention.
- Robbery and extortion
Teenagers robbed at knifepoint in Stuttgart
Two unknown men allegedly threatened and robbed six teenagers with a knife and pepper spray in Stuttgart.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife robbery at Heidenheim petrol station
A masked man threatened an employee at a petrol station in Heidenheim with a knife and stole cash.
- Robbery and extortion
Attempted knife robbery at Ludwigsburg petrol station
A masked man allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Ludwigsburg with a knife and demanded cash. He fled without any money.
- Robbery and extortion
Man arrested after knife robbery at Stuttgart petrol station
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.
- Robbery and extortion
Man demands cash with knife at Freiburg petrol station
An unidentified man allegedly threatened a petrol-station employee with a knife and demanded cash in Freiburg. He fled by bicycle without taking any money.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife robbery beneath tram bridge in Freiburg
Three unidentified men are suspected of threatening a 29-year-old cyclist with a knife and robbing him of his backpack in Freiburg.
- Robbery and extortion
Man provisionally detained after alleged knife robbery in Offenburg
Following an altercation outside a medical practice in Offenburg, a man allegedly threatened his opponent with a knife and took his e-scooter. Police provisionally detained the suspect.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatened with folding knife and robbed in Stuttgart
Two unknown suspects allegedly restrained, threatened with a folding knife and robbed a 25-year-old man in central Stuttgart.
- Robbery and extortion
Attempted robbery at petrol station in Bretzfeld
A masked man demanded money while displaying a small kitchen knife at a petrol station in Bretzfeld. An employee confronted him with pepper spray, and he fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Man injured with knife in suspected Stuttgart robbery
A 30-year-old man suffered several knife cuts during a suspected robbery in the Klett Passage in central Stuttgart. The suspect was arrested after fleeing.
- Robbery and extortion
Pair robs man at knifepoint in Pfullingen
Two men are alleged to have taken a MacBook and wallet from a 29-year-old man at knifepoint in Pfullingen. Police are searching for them.
- Robbery and extortion
Men threaten pedestrian with knife and steal backpack in Aalen
Two men allegedly threatened a pedestrian in Aalen with a knife and stole his backpack. The suspects remain unidentified.