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Knife-related cases in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2025
Statistics and latest reports on knife attacks, knife threats, robbery and extortion involving knives in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Annual comparison for this federal state
Data through 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 5 |
| February | 11 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 9 |
| May | 6 |
| June | 6 |
| July | 8 |
| August | 5 |
| September | 4 |
| October | 3 |
| November | 5 |
| December | 5 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 69 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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69 results
Reports
- Knife threats
Man threatens staff and police with knife in Sternberg
A man is alleged to have threatened staff at an amusement arcade and later police officers in Sternberg with a knife. He was seriously injured by a police shot.
- Robbery and extortion
Petrol station robbery involving machetes in Torgelow
Two unidentified offenders threatened a petrol station employee in Torgelow with machetes and took the cash register. They fled by bicycle.
- Knife threats
Man with knife moves towards police officers in Rostock
A 59-year-old man moved towards police officers in Rostock while holding a knife. He put it down after being ordered to do so and was provisionally detained.
- Knife attacks
Man injured in knife attack in Güstrow
A man was stabbed in the thigh during an altercation on the station square in Güstrow. The suspect fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife threat after theft at Neubrandenburg discount store
After a shoplifting incident, an unidentified suspect allegedly threatened two employees with a knife at a discount store in Neubrandenburg.
- Robbery and extortion
Pizza delivery driver threatened with knife in Neubrandenburg
Two masked men allegedly used a knife to demand cash from a pizza delivery driver in Neubrandenburg. They fled with food from his vehicle, and no one was injured.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with machete and knife in Rostock dispute
Following a dispute in Rostock, a 24-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 21-year-old man's hand with a machete and a knife. The suspect was located shortly afterwards.
- Knife threats
Man threatens minor with knife at Rostock main station
A man allegedly threatened a minor with a knife at Rostock main station following a dispute over a cloth bag. Federal police and railway security handed both people over to the responsible investigators.
- Robbery and extortion
Knife threat after backpack theft on regional train
After an alleged backpack theft on a regional train, a man threatened the victim with a knife. Three passengers were recorded as victims.
- Knife attacks
Man in Neubrandenburg reportedly injured with knife during altercation
A 33-year-old man suffered cuts during an altercation in Neubrandenburg that police said were reportedly inflicted with a knife.
- Robbery and extortion
Petrol station employee threatened with stabbing weapon in Neustrelitz
During an attempted robbery at a petrol station in Neustrelitz, a suspect threatened an employee with a stabbing weapon. The employee handed over neither money nor tobacco products.
- Knife threats
Two men threaten group in Rostock with knife and bottles
During a confrontation in Rostock, two men allegedly threatened a 23-year-old man and his six companions with a knife and broken bottles. The 23-year-old sustained minor injuries.
- Knife attacks
Suspect remanded in custody after stabbing injuries in Schwerin
A man is suspected of injuring another man with a pointed object during an altercation at Dreescher Markt in Schwerin. The victim sustained multiple stab wounds.
- Knife attacks
Man injured in alleged knife attack in Güstrow
A man was allegedly attacked with a knife and injured on the arm while walking home in Güstrow. Police are looking for the unidentified suspect.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatens people with knives in Rostock
A 19-year-old man is alleged to have threatened several people with knives in Rostock and robbed a shop at knifepoint. A court issued a detention warrant.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatened with knife in attempted robbery in Hagenow
An unidentified suspect allegedly attacked a 22-year-old man at Hagenow's city railway station, threatened him with a knife and demanded his mobile phone. The suspect fled without taking anything.
- Robbery and extortion
Rostock: Store detective attacked with utility knife during escape attempt
Following an alleged shoplifting incident in Rostock, a man is said to have stabbed at a store detective with a utility knife. The detective was not injured and the suspect fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Man attacked and robbed in Raben Steinfeld
Two suspects allegedly attacked, threatened with a knife and robbed a man in Raben Steinfeld. The victim suffered minor injuries.
- Knife threats
Man draws knife during dispute at village festival
A 49-year-old man drew a pocketknife during a dispute at a village festival near Neukalen. Two men sustained minor injuries in the altercation.
- Knife threats
Machete thrown at a man's feet
At Binz beach, a 51-year-old man is alleged to have attacked two men and thrown a machete at one man's feet. No one was injured, and police took him into custody.