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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
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| 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.
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Reports
- Knife threats
Man threatens two people with knife in Bavaria
A 25-year-old man allegedly threatened two people with a knife during a dispute in the night of 28 December. Police provisionally detained him shortly afterwards and seized the knife.
- Knife threats
Man threatens two people with knife in Augsburg
A 25-year-old man allegedly threatened two people with a knife during a dispute in central Augsburg. Police provisionally detained him and seized the knife.
- Knife threats
Man threatened with knife in Neu-Ulm
An unidentified man allegedly used pepper spray against a passer-by in Neu-Ulm and then displayed a knife in his direction. The 34-year-old man was not injured.
- Knife threats
Mother allegedly threatened with knife in Immenstadt
During a family dispute in Immenstadt, a 30-year-old woman allegedly threatened her mother with a knife. A police officer was later slightly injured during resistance to police measures.
- Knife threats
Woman threatens husband with knife during family dispute in Sonthofen
During a dispute at a flat in Sonthofen, a woman allegedly threatened her husband with a knife.
- Knife threats
Man threatens police officers with knife in Kaufbeuren
A man pointed a knife at police officers in Kaufbeuren after they intercepted him while he was heading toward his former girlfriend's home. He was taken into custody and nobody was injured.
- Knife threats
Man threatens woman with knife at Munich hotel
A 58-year-old man allegedly threatened a woman with a knife at a Munich hotel. Police provisionally detained him.
- Knife threats
Man threatens three teenage girls with knife in Augsburg
A 23-year-old man allegedly insulted, physically assaulted and displayed a knife to three teenage girls in Augsburg.
- Knife threats
Man threatens police officers with knife in Munich
A 52-year-old man allegedly threatened police officers with a knife in Munich. He was disarmed with an electroshock device.
- Knife threats
Woman threatened with knife in Aschaffenburg
A man threatened a woman in Aschaffenburg while holding a knife. Police provisionally detained him.
- Knife threats
Minor threatened with knife at Klausentreiben event
During an argument at the Klausentreiben event in Altusried, an unidentified teenager threatened a minor visitor with a knife.
- Knife threats
Man with knife approaches police officers in Ansbach
A 47-year-old man approached police officers in Ansbach while visibly carrying a knife. After a warning shot, he was struck in the leg.
- Knife threats
Man threatened with knife and assaulted in Munich
A man was allegedly assaulted by two acquaintances in Munich-Neuperlach. One of the suspects is alleged to have threatened him with a knife.
- Knife threats
Knife threats at accommodation facility in Pfeffenhausen
A woman is alleged to have threatened a resident at an accommodation facility in Pfeffenhausen with a knife and later threatened emergency personnel. The operation ended without incident.
- Knife threats
Knife displayed during attack on young man at Elsenfeld station
Three unidentified men allegedly attacked an 18-year-old at Elsenfeld station, where one of them displayed a knife.
- Knife threats
Woman confronted by man holding pocketknife in Ingolstadt
An unknown man allegedly confronted and physically assaulted a 24-year-old woman in Ingolstadt while holding a pocketknife. She was uninjured and took the knife from him.
- Knife threats
Man arrested after knife threat at Munich supermarket
A 22-year-old man allegedly verbally threatened a 34-year-old during a dispute at a Munich supermarket and displayed a knife. Police arrested him nearby.
- Knife threats
Man threatens residents with knife in Nuremberg
A man allegedly threatened residents in Nuremberg with a knife after an altercation. He and his companion were arrested.
- Knife threats
Knife drawn during altercation in Oberkotzau
During an altercation between two groups in Oberkotzau, one participant drew a knife. Seven suspects were brought before investigating judges.
- Knife threats
Man threatens unknown person with knife in Neu-Ulm
A man allegedly threatened an unknown person with a knife in Neu-Ulm on Saturday afternoon. Two police officers were slightly injured while restraining him.