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Knife-related cases in Baden-Württemberg 2025
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 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 45 |
| February | 45 |
| March | 46 |
| April | 38 |
| May | 49 |
| June | 38 |
| July | 43 |
| August | 49 |
| September | 28 |
| October | 44 |
| November | 31 |
| December | 35 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 491 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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491 results
Reports
- Knife attacks
Man injures 29-year-old's hand with knife in Freiburg
During an altercation at Freiburg's Platz der Alten Synagoge, an as-yet unidentified man allegedly injured a 29-year-old's hand with a knife.
- Knife attacks
Man in Heilbronn allegedly injured with pointed object
A man was allegedly injured by someone from a group with a knife or another pointed object after an ice hockey game in Heilbronn. Police are seeking witnesses.
- Knife attacks
61-year-old seriously injured in alleged stabbing in Freiburg
A 61-year-old resident of a homeless shelter in Freiburg was seriously injured, allegedly by stab wounds, during an altercation. A 54-year-old suspect was provisionally detained.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatened with knife in Reutlingen supermarket
An unknown man allegedly threatened a 27-year-old man with a knife in a Reutlingen supermarket and demanded cash. The man refused, and the suspect fled with two companions.
- Knife threats
Man threatens churchgoers with knife in Rottenburg
A man allegedly threatened churchgoers with a knife at Rottenburg Cathedral on Monday. Police provisionally detained him and no one was injured.
- Knife attacks
Man remanded after life-threatening stab injury in Offenburg
A man suffered a life-threatening stab injury after a dispute in Offenburg. Another man was arrested and remanded on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
- Knife threats
19-year-old threatens man with pocket knife in Plüderhausen
Following an argument in a supermarket car park in Plüderhausen, a 19-year-old allegedly threatened a 20-year-old with a pocket knife.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife during dispute in Ravensburg
A man was slightly injured with a knife during an altercation between two men in Ravensburg.
- Knife threats
Man threatened with knife on suburban train
On a suburban train from Graben-Neudorf to Bruchsal, an unidentified man is alleged to have threatened a 22-year-old with a knife after he intervened on behalf of a woman.
- Robbery and extortion
Jewellery shop robbed at knifepoint in Sasbach
A masked man allegedly used a knife and pepper spray to force an employee at a Sasbach jewellery shop to hand over cash.
- Knife threats
18-year-old threatened with machete and knife in Ellwangen
Three young men are accused of threatening an 18-year-old with a machete, a knife and brass knuckles in Ellwangen. The threatened man used pepper spray.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with sword during dispute in Tauberbischofsheim
During a dispute in an apartment in Distelhausen, a district of Tauberbischofsheim, a man is alleged to have injured another man with a samurai sword.
- Knife threats
Man armed with machete threatens police officers in Burladingen
A 55-year-old man in Burladingen is alleged to have threatened officers while armed with a machete. Specialist officers later took him into custody.
- Knife attacks
Three people injured in altercation in Reutlingen
Three people suffered minor injuries during an altercation between two groups in central Reutlingen. Police said a pointed or sharp object was reportedly involved.
- Knife attacks
18-year-old remanded after knife attack in Konstanz
An 18-year-old is alleged to have injured another 18-year-old man with a knife at Zähringerplatz in Konstanz. He was remanded in custody.
- Knife threats
Man threatens passers-by in Königsfeld with machete
A 53-year-old man threatened several passers-by with a machete near Zinzendorfplatz in Königsfeld im Schwarzwald. Nobody was injured, and police took him into custody.
- Knife attacks
Minor detained after stabbing injuries in Baden-Baden
A minor was seriously injured, allegedly with a pointed object, during a dispute in Wörthböschelpark. A minor suspect was provisionally detained.
- Knife attacks
Man remanded after sword attack in Walzbachtal
A 38-year-old man allegedly threatened two people with a sword in Walzbachtal and lightly injured a 44-year-old man's hand.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with kitchen knife in Heidelberg dispute
A 25-year-old man suffered stab and cut injuries during a dispute in Heidelberg on 13 December. The unidentified attacker fled.
- Knife attacks
Several injured after fight involving cutter knife in Albstadt
A cutter knife and other objects were used during a confrontation between two groups of young men outside a pub in Albstadt. Several people were injured and taken to hospital for further examination.