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Knife-related cases in Hesse 2025
Statistics and latest reports on knife attacks, knife threats, robbery and extortion involving knives in Hesse.
Annual comparison for this federal state
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 35 |
| February | 18 |
| March | 36 |
| April | 20 |
| May | 22 |
| June | 35 |
| July | 40 |
| August | 38 |
| September | 24 |
| October | 33 |
| November | 27 |
| December | 24 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 352 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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Reports
- Robbery and extortion
Armed robbery at fast-food restaurant near Wolfhagen
Two men threatened five staff at a fast-food restaurant near Wolfhagen with knives and stole cash. Police said two suspects were arrested in January.
- Knife threats
Two suspects arrested after machete threat in Frankfurt
Two men allegedly threatened a group of eleven people with a machete in Frankfurt-Heddernheim. Police arrested both suspects.
- Knife attacks
Man attacks police officers with scissors at Gießen hospital and dies
A 33-year-old patient allegedly attacked police officers with scissors at Gießen University Hospital. He died after police used firearms.
- Robbery and extortion
Two offenders rob gaming arcade in Friedrichsdorf with machete
Two unidentified men threatened an employee at a gaming arcade in Friedrichsdorf with a machete and an object resembling a pistol. They fled with a cash box containing coins.
- Robbery and extortion
Cashier threatened with knife on Bieberer Straße in Offenbach
A man allegedly threatened a cashier with a knife on Bieberer Straße in Offenbach and demanded cash. He fled without proceeds.
- Robbery and extortion
Armed attempted robbery at Kassel discount store
Two masked men allegedly demanded cash while armed with knives at a discount store in Kassel. The saleswoman refused, and the suspects fled without any proceeds.
- Robbery and extortion
Cashier threatened with knife and robbed in Offenbach
A man allegedly threatened a cashier with a knife on Arthur-Zitscher-Straße in Offenbach and took cash from the register.
- Knife threats
Man threatened with long knife in Geisenheim
A 22-year-old man was threatened with a long knife in Geisenheim and forced to call a taxi.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife during dispute in Frankenberg
A 22-year-old man suffered a superficial abdominal cut during a dispute outside a shopping centre in Frankenberg. Two suspects were later arrested.
- Knife threats
Man threatened and injured with butterfly knife in Wetzlar
At least five unknown assailants threatened a 31-year-old man in Wetzlar with a butterfly knife and struck him with a baseball bat.
- Robbery and extortion
Man arrested after attempted petrol station robbery in Gernsheim
A man allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Gernsheim with a knife and demanded cigarettes and vodka. Police arrested a 29-year-old after he fled.
- Knife threats
Man remanded after knife threat in Hanau
A 22-year-old man allegedly threatened a helper with a knife in Hanau. A judge ordered pre-trial detention after his arrest.
- Robbery and extortion
Man robs supermarket in Schauenburg with knife
A man threatened an employee at a supermarket in Schauenburg-Hoof with a knife and stole cash. No one was injured, and the suspect escaped.
- Knife attacks
20-year-old hospitalised with stab wounds after altercation outside Darmstadt bar
A 20-year-old suffered stab wounds after a fight outside a bar in Darmstadt. Police arrested three suspects.
- Robbery and extortion
Armed man attempts petrol station robbery in Wiesbaden
A man demanded cash while holding a knife at a petrol station in Wiesbaden. He fled without any money.
- Knife attacks
35-year-old injured on finger in Frankfurt robbery
An unknown man allegedly injured a 35-year-old on the finger with a pointed object in Frankfurt's Gallus district and robbed him of his bag.
- Robbery and extortion
Young man robbed at knifepoint in Flörsheim
A 20-year-old man was allegedly threatened with a knife and robbed of a five-euro note in Flörsheim.
- Robbery and extortion
Attempted knife robbery in Reinheim-Ueberau
During an attempted robbery in Reinheim-Ueberau, a 35-year-old resident was injured with a knife and ordered to hand over valuables. The unknown perpetrators fled empty-handed.
- Robbery and extortion
Man allegedly extorted car keys at knifepoint in Pilgerzell
A 41-year-old man allegedly forced a 43-year-old man to hand over his car key at knifepoint in Pilgerzell. He was subsequently arrested.
- Knife attacks
Man injured in alleged knife attack in Frankfurt's Ostpark
A 31-year-old man was allegedly injured on the jaw with a knife and then robbed in Frankfurt's Ostpark.