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Knife-related cases in North Rhine-Westphalia 2026 – Page 4 of 15
Statistics and latest reports on knife attacks, knife threats, robbery and extortion involving knives in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Annual comparison for this federal state
Data through 2026-10-24
- 2026
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| Month | 2026 |
|---|---|
| January | 65 |
| February | 65 |
| March | 65 |
| April | 57 |
| May | 60 |
| June | 70 |
| July | 68 |
| August | 56 |
| September | 64 |
| October (partial) | 43 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2026
Total: 613 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2026.
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Reports
- Knife attacks
Woman seriously injured in Bonn stabbing
A 25-year-old man is suspected of seriously injuring his 27-year-old sister with knife wounds in Bonn-Kessenich. A remand order was issued over suspected attempted murder.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife in Lippstadt
A 36-year-old man suffered a cut to his arm in Lippstadt after one of two men swung a knife at his head during an argument.
- Knife attacks
Cyclist attacked with knife in Lünen
A 66-year-old cyclist was attacked with a beer bottle and a knife in Lünen after an argument with another cyclist. He escaped, and police are seeking witnesses.
- Knife attacks
Woman allegedly stabs brother in Duisburg, causing life-threatening injuries
A woman is accused of critically injuring her brother with a knife following a family dispute in an apartment building in Duisburg. She was remanded in custody.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife during robbery in Bochum
Two unknown men are alleged to have asked a 47-year-old man for money in Bochum and then slightly injured him with a knife.
- Knife attacks
Police officer slightly injured in bladed-weapon attack in Bochum
A 36-year-old man allegedly attacked police officers with a bladed weapon in his Bochum flat and slightly injured one officer. Special forces later detained him.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured in knife attack in Gelsenkirchen
A 38-year-old man was seriously injured by a knife stab after a dispute in Gelsenkirchen-Buer. Police are seeking two unidentified men.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured with knife in Duisburg
In Duisburg, a woman is suspected of attacking and seriously injuring her former partner with a knife. Pre-trial detention was ordered for the suspect.
- Knife attacks
Man injured in arm with knife during dispute in Hagen
A man was slightly injured in the arm with a knife during a dispute in Hagen-Haspe.
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Woman dies after knife attack in Rheine
A woman has died after a knife attack in Rheine. Her husband was arrested and was later remanded in custody.
- Knife attacks
Woman allegedly killed with knife in Werther
A woman was allegedly killed with a knife in Werther. Her former boyfriend turned himself in to police and was provisionally detained.
- Knife attacks
Man allegedly attacked wife with knife in Düsseldorf
A 47-year-old man allegedly attacked his wife with a knife in Düsseldorf. The woman and a witness who intervened sustained minor injuries, and the man was provisionally detained.
- Knife attacks
Two men seriously injured at Dortmund Central Station
Two men suffered stab and cut injuries after an altercation at the north exit of Dortmund Central Station. One man sustained life-threatening injuries, and the perpetrators fled.
- Knife attacks
Man injured in knife attack at Kesselbrink square
Following a dispute at Kesselbrink square in Bielefeld, an unknown man injured a 36-year-old man with a knife. The attacker fled and the victim was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife during robbery in Hückelhoven
Two unidentified men allegedly forced a resident in Hückelhoven-Hilfarth into his home and injured him with a knife.
- Knife attacks
Suspect remanded after knife attack on wife in Duisburg
A 53-year-old man allegedly tried to use a knife against his estranged wife at a Duisburg venue. The woman and her daughter were uninjured, and the man was remanded on suspicion of attempted murder.
- Knife attacks
Four injured in altercation in Cologne-Mülheim
Four people were injured in an altercation in Cologne-Mülheim, including two men with stab wounds. Three suspects were provisionally detained.
- Knife attacks
Woman killed after alleged knife attack in Euskirchen
A 46-year-old woman died after an alleged knife attack in an apartment in Euskirchen. Her 45-year-old partner was provisionally detained.
- Knife attacks
Knife attack at shooting festival in Rheinberg
A 28-year-old man was attacked with a knife and seriously injured at a shooting festival in Rheinberg. Investigators are treating the case as attempted homicide.
- Knife attacks
Man remanded in custody after neck stabbing injuries in Krefeld
A man sustained stab wounds to the neck during an altercation on Seyffardtstraße in Krefeld. A suspect has been remanded in custody on suspicion of an attempted homicide offence.
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North Rhine-Westphalia weekly review
5 attacks · 0 threats · 3 robbery/extortion · Period 7–13 September 2026, data as of 14 September 2026.
