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Knife attacks 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 2026-09-09
- 2025
- 2026
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| Month | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 47 | 39 |
| February | 47 | 27 |
| March | 48 | 49 |
| April | 39 | 44 |
| May | 49 | 41 |
| June | 41 | 44 |
| July | 44 | 39 |
| August | 51 | 28 |
| September | 28 | — |
| October | 44 | — |
| November | 32 | — |
| December | 15 | — |
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- Knife attack
Knife attack attempt after dispute in Aalen fails
Following a dispute at Bohlschulplatz in Aalen, a participant allegedly tried to injure a 23-year-old man with a knife. The attempt failed.
- Knife threat
Threat with folding knife on regional train near Waiblingen
A 21-year-old man is alleged to have threatened a train attendant after a stop in Waiblingen and reached for a folding knife. Passengers and train staff restrained him until he was handed over to federal police.
- Robbery/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/extortion
Teenagers robbed at knifepoint in Stuttgart
Two unknown men allegedly threatened and robbed six teenagers with a knife and pepper spray in Stuttgart.
- Knife attack
Man remanded after knife attack on neighbour in Heilbronn
A 40-year-old man allegedly critically injured his neighbour with a knife after an altercation in Heilbronn-Biberach. He was remanded in custody.
- Knife threat
Man threatens police officers with knives in Ludwigsburg
A 24-year-old man threatened emergency officers at a Ludwigsburg residential facility with two knives and a crowbar.
- Robbery/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.
- Knife threat
Man threatens bar patron with utility knife in Uhldingen-Mühlhofen
Following an argument outside a bar in Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, a man allegedly threatened a 24-year-old with a utility knife. He is also suspected of driving while intoxicated afterwards.
- Robbery/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.
- Knife attack
Witness lightly injured during dispute involving pocketknife in Wernau
A pocketknife is alleged to have been used during a dispute in a supermarket car park in Wernau. A witness was lightly injured.
- Robbery/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.
- Knife attack
Man allegedly threatened another man with two knives in Stuttgart
A 45-year-old man allegedly threatened a 24-year-old with two knives and made stabbing motions in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt. Two men were seriously injured in the confrontation.
- Knife threat
Man with knife threatens 39-year-old on Mannheim river meadow
An unidentified man reportedly ran towards a 39-year-old man on a Mannheim river meadow while holding a knife. The man was later slightly injured by pepper spray.
- Knife attack
Man suspected of attempted knife stabbing in Stuttgart
A 35-year-old man is suspected of stabbing with a knife toward a 19-year-old in Stuttgart's Schlossgarten. A woman was lightly injured while intervening.
- Robbery/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.
- Knife threat
Man threatens police officers with knife in Heilbronn
A 44-year-old man allegedly threatened police officers in Heilbronn with a knife after they stopped him. He was restrained and taken to a police station.
- Knife attack
19-year-old injured with pointed object during dispute in Mannheim
A 19-year-old was injured with a pointed object during an altercation at Murnauplatz in Mannheim. Three unidentified men are suspected of involvement.
- Knife threat
Man threatens person with knife in Offenburg
A 32-year-old man allegedly punctured car tyres in central Offenburg before threatening a person with a knife. No one was injured.
- Knife attack
Man seriously injured in dispute at bus stop in Bühl
A 32-year-old man was seriously injured with a knife during an altercation at a bus stop in Bühl.
- Knife attack
Man remanded in custody after knife attack on son-in-law
A man allegedly injured his son-in-law several times with a knife following a family dispute in Ubstadt-Weiher. He was remanded in custody.