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Knife-related cases in Rhineland-Palatinate 2026 – Page 4 of 6
Statistics and latest reports on knife attacks, knife threats, robbery and extortion involving knives in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Annual comparison for this federal state
Data through 2026-10-24
- 2026
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| Month | 2026 |
|---|---|
| January | 12 |
| February | 10 |
| March | 15 |
| April | 10 |
| May | 12 |
| June | 14 |
| July | 13 |
| August | 15 |
| September | 5 |
| October (partial) | 6 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2026
Total: 112 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2026.
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Reports
- Knife attacks
Man fends off knife attack in Mainz
A 34-year-old man in Mainz fended off a knife attack following an argument and was not injured.
- Knife attacks
Pre-trial detention after alleged knife attack
Federal police arrested a 35-year-old man on the A64 motorway under a pre-trial detention warrant for attempted homicide. He is suspected of inflicting a stab wound to a victim's neck with a folding knife.
- Knife attacks
Pre-trial detention after knife injury in Alzey castle park
Following an argument in Alzey's castle park, a man is alleged to have injured another man with a knife. Pre-trial detention was ordered for the suspect on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
- Knife attacks
Teenager allegedly tries to injure stepfather with knife
A teenager allegedly made stabbing motions with a knife toward his stepfather during a dispute in Billigheim-Ingenheim. The man was not injured.
- Knife threats
Man with knife taken into custody in Mainz
A man approached witnesses in Mainz while holding a knife. Police took him into custody and nobody was injured.
- Knife attacks
Woman allegedly attempts to stab man with folding knife in Mainz
A 36-year-old woman allegedly made several stabbing motions with a folding knife towards a man in Mainz. Two men restrained her until police arrived.
- Knife threats
Man threatens other resident with knife during dispute in Daun
During a dispute between residents in Daun, a man allegedly threatened the other man with a knife. Both men sustained minor injuries from blows.
- Knife threats
Man allegedly threatened another man with knife at Bad Kreuznach station
A 23-year-old man is alleged to have threatened another man with a knife during a dispute over debts at Bad Kreuznach station.
- Robbery and extortion
Three minors threatened with pocketknife in Ludwigshafen
Three minors were allegedly asked for money and threatened with a pocketknife by youths in a park in Ludwigshafen. They fled.
- Knife attacks
Woman injured after dispute involving kitchen knife
Following a dispute in the Winnweiler collective municipality, a woman with bleeding shoulder injuries was taken to hospital. According to the couple, a kitchen knife was used during the confrontation.
- Knife attacks
Man remanded in custody after knife attack in Worms
A 23-year-old man suffered multiple stab wounds during an altercation in Worms. A 22-year-old suspect was arrested and remanded in custody.
- Knife threats
Man threatens passers-by with knife in Wittlich
A 31-year-old man allegedly threatened passers-by with a knife at Schloßplatz in Wittlich. Police used a Taser and later secured a pocket or work knife.
- Knife attacks
Man arrested after knife attack on acquaintance in Trier
A 26-year-old man is suspected of stabbing a 27-year-old acquaintance twice in the neck with a folding knife in Trier. The victim suffered life-threatening injuries, and the suspect was later arrested.
- Knife attacks
18-year-old reportedly injured with a knife in Ludwigshafen's Friedenspark
An 18-year-old was reportedly injured with a knife in Ludwigshafen's Friedenspark. Police said the circumstances remain unclear.
- Knife attacks
Three people injured in altercation in Koblenz
Three people were injured in an altercation in Koblenz, including a man who suffered stab and cut wounds. Police took at least two suspects into custody.
- Robbery and extortion
Man threatened with knife and injured in Bad Bergzabern
Three men are alleged to have threatened a 55-year-old man with a knife in Bad Bergzabern, demanded cash and cigarettes, and slightly injured him. A 24-year-old suspect is in pre-trial detention.
- Knife threats
Man approaches police officers with knife in Landau
A 35-year-old man in Landau approached police officers threateningly with a knife and was stopped using a conducted energy device.
- Knife attacks
Man injured in Bingen attack involving knife and metal bar
Following a traffic dispute, two men attacked another man on the Rochusberg in Bingen with a metal bar and a knife. The victim was injured and the attackers fled.
- Knife threats
Man threatens people with knife outside Betzdorf pub
A man allegedly threatened several people with a knife outside a pub in Betzdorf. Police located him at the scene and seized the knife.
- Knife threats
Neighbour threatened with kitchen knife in Frankenthal
Following an argument in Frankenthal, a 30-year-old man allegedly threatened his 61-year-old neighbour with a kitchen knife. Police temporarily detained him.