Federal state · BY
Knife-related cases in Bavaria 2025
Statistics and latest reports on knife attacks, knife threats, robbery and extortion involving knives in Bavaria.
Annual comparison for this federal state
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
Show data table
| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 30 |
| February | 33 |
| March | 32 |
| April | 40 |
| May | 32 |
| June | 34 |
| July | 33 |
| August | 31 |
| September | 25 |
| October | 30 |
| November | 29 |
| December | 33 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 382 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
Filter cases in Bavaria
Period, case type, search term and date range work together on the case list.
188 results
Reports
- Knife attacks
Two men seriously injured outside nightclub in Gersthofen
A 21-year-old man allegedly seriously injured two men with a knife in Gersthofen. A detention order was issued against him.
- Knife attacks
Woman fatally injured in knife attack in Wallersdorf
Following an argument, a 44-year-old man is alleged to have fatally injured his 39-year-old wife with a knife in Wallersdorf. He was arrested at the scene.
- Knife attacks
Minor injures two schoolgirls with kitchen knife
A teenage girl slightly injured two schoolgirls with a kitchen knife in Speichersdorf.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured in Königsbrunn in alleged knife attack
A 23-year-old man was seriously injured in the upper body in his Königsbrunn apartment, allegedly with a knife. A 38-year-old female suspect is in custody after a warrant was issued.
- Knife attacks
Man arrested after attack with broken nail scissors in Munich
During an argument in an underground car park at Munich Central Station, a 22-year-old man is alleged to have stabbed at a 30-year-old man with broken nail scissors. The victim suffered a hand injury.
- Knife attacks
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 attacks
Man arrested after knife attack in Roth
A 68-year-old man allegedly injured a 42-year-old man with a knife after an argument at accommodation in Roth. The suspect was provisionally detained.
- Knife attacks
Minor injures man with knife in Bad Abbach
During a dispute in Bad Abbach, a minor allegedly injured a 19-year-old man in the back with a knife.
- Knife attacks
49-year-old seriously injured in Augsburg in suspected knife attack
An unidentified suspect is alleged to have attacked and seriously injured a 49-year-old with a knife on a pavement in Augsburg.
- Knife attacks
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 attacks
Two men remanded after knife attack at Coburg railway station
A knife was used during an altercation at Coburg railway station. Two suspects sustained minor injuries and were remanded in custody following arrest warrants.
- Knife attacks
Woman fatally injured in Burgkirchen an der Alz
In Burgkirchen an der Alz, a man is alleged to have attacked his former partner with a knife. The woman died from an injury to the neck area, and the suspect was remanded in custody.
- Knife attacks
Man lightly injured in knife attack at Nuremberg guesthouse
Following an argument at a Nuremberg guesthouse, a man is alleged to have attacked his opponent several times with a knife, causing minor injuries. The suspect fled.
- Knife attacks
Man arrested after knife attack on flatmate in Nuremberg
A 59-year-old man is alleged to have seriously injured his 50-year-old flatmate with a knife in Nuremberg. The victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
- Knife attacks
Serious stab injury in altercation in Traunstein
A man sustained a serious stab injury during an altercation near a shopping centre in Traunstein. Other people suffered minor injuries.
- Knife attacks
Driver stabs toward pedestrian with screwdriver in Nuremberg
Following an argument in Nuremberg, a driver allegedly stabbed repeatedly toward a pedestrian with a screwdriver. The man fended off the blows, and the suspect was provisionally detained.
- Knife attacks
Woman killed by knife wounds in Olching hotel room
A 38-year-old woman was killed by multiple knife wounds in a hotel room in Olching. The 56-year-old tenant of the room was arrested and remanded in custody.
- Knife attacks
Suspect remanded in custody after attack with pointed object
A 24-year-old suspect is accused of threatening and injuring a 20-year-old man in Würzburg with a bottle and a pointed object before taking cash. He has been remanded in custody.
- Knife attacks
Man attacked with large knife in Nuremberg
In Nuremberg, an unidentified man swung a large knife toward a 29-year-old man's neck. The man avoided the blow and was not injured.
- Knife attacks
Two men injured in robbery in Nuremberg
Two unidentified suspects allegedly attacked two men in Nuremberg, using a knife against one of them and stealing their mobile phones.