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Knife-related cases in North Rhine-Westphalia 2026 – Page 4 of 31
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 threats
Woman threatened with knife at Bochum central station
A man is alleged to have threatened a cleaner with a knife and pepper spray at Bochum central station. Federal police seized the items.
- Robbery and extortion
Two men rob Dortmund resident while threatening him with pointed object
Two men are suspected of threatening a 45-year-old with a pointed object and stealing 200 euros from his backpack in Dortmund-Hörde. The suspects fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatens passer-by during attempted extortion in Lüdenscheid
A man is suspected of demanding money and threatening a 45-year-old with a pointed object at Rathausplatz. Police arrested him and seized a knife.
- Knife attacks
Minor stabbed to death after dispute in Marsberg
A minor was killed in a stabbing after a dispute in Marsberg. An 18-year-old survived, and police are searching for at least two suspects.
- Robbery and extortion
Witnesses threatened with pocketknife during attempted robbery in Moers
A masked man allegedly tried to open a cash register at a tanning salon in Moers before threatening approaching witnesses with a pocketknife.
- Robbery and extortion
Teenager threatened with knife and bat in Hagen
Two unidentified suspects allegedly threatened a teenager in Hagen with a folding knife and a baseball bat before taking his e-scooter.
- Knife threats
Man subdued after alleged machete threats in Blankenheim
A 25-year-old man is alleged to have threatened children and residents in Blankenheim with an attack using a machete. Special police units later subdued him at his house.
- Knife attacks
Truck driver found with stab and cut injuries in Cologne-Rondorf
A 57-year-old truck driver was found with serious stab and cut injuries at a rest area in Cologne-Rondorf. Police are investigating a possible conflict involving another truck driver.
- Knife attacks
Man critically injured by stabbing in Dortmund park
A 35-year-old man was critically injured by a stab wound to the back in a park at Dortmund's Nordmarkt. Police are searching for an unidentified perpetrator.
- Robbery and extortion
Resident threatened with knives and robbed in Gangelt
Two unidentified men allegedly forced their way into a flat in Gangelt, threatened the resident with knives and took personal belongings.
- Knife attacks
Man injured in knife attack in Paderborn
A 38-year-old man was injured in the arm after an argument outside a club in Paderborn. A 57-year-old man allegedly stabbed towards him with a knife.
- Knife attacks
Teenager dies after stab injuries in Marsberg
A teenager died after stab injuries in Marsberg and another teenager was seriously injured. Police were seeking two identified suspects.
- Robbery and extortion
Employee threatened with folding knife and robbed in Moers
An unknown man is alleged to have threatened an employee at a tanning salon in Moers with a folding knife and taken cash from the register.
- Knife attacks
Man remanded in custody after knife attack in Bielefeld flat
A 51-year-old man is alleged to have attacked a 46-year-old man with a knife in a Bielefeld flat, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. A judge ordered the suspect held on remand.
- Knife threats
Knife threat during dispute in Recklinghausen
During a dispute in Recklinghausen, a man allegedly threatened someone with a knife. Police seized the knife.
- Knife attacks
Man allegedly attempted to stab victim with screwdriver in Detmold
A 29-year-old man allegedly threatened three young adults in central Detmold and thrust a screwdriver towards a 19-year-old. The targeted man was not injured.
- Robbery and extortion
Armed suspected robber arrested in Cologne
A man armed with a knife allegedly threatened a cashier in Cologne and took cash from a supermarket till. He was arrested and is in pre-trial detention.
- Knife threats
Man threatens motorcycle passenger with knife in Bielefeld
An unidentified man allegedly threatened a motorcycle passenger with a knife in Bielefeld. He fled, and police are seeking witnesses.
- Knife attacks
Man, 22, seriously injured in knife attack in Mönchengladbach
A 22-year-old man says he was beaten and suffered a knife injury to his hand on Mühlenstraße. Police are seeking witnesses.
- Knife attacks
Man seriously injured in knife attack at Wesel ice-cream café
A 34-year-old man is alleged to have seriously injured a 53-year-old man with a knife at an ice-cream café on Wesel's Großer Markt.
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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.
