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Knife attacks in Rhineland-Palatinate 2026 – Page 5 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 2026-09-09
- 2026
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| Month | 2026 |
|---|---|
| January | 14 |
| February | 11 |
| March | 15 |
| April | 10 |
| May | 12 |
| June | 14 |
| July | 13 |
| August | 13 |
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102 results
Reports
- Knife attack
19-year-old injured in attack at Frankenthal's Metznerpark
A 19-year-old was attacked by several men at Frankenthal's Metznerpark on 15 February. He suffered a stab wound and required hospital treatment.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenager allegedly demanded cash with utility knife near Frankenthal main station
A teenager allegedly threatened two teenagers with a utility knife near Frankenthal main station, demanded cash and kicked one of them.
- Knife attack
Man attacks employee with knife after shoplifting in Worms
After a shoplifting incident, a man is alleged to have made several stabbing motions with a knife toward a store manager at a discount store in Worms. The employee was uninjured and the perpetrator fled.
- Robbery/extortion
Teenager robs two minors at Frankenthal main station
A teenager allegedly threatened two minors with a knife at Frankenthal main station, stole cash and fled on an e-scooter. Police arrested him following a search.
- Knife attack
Man attacked with kitchen knife during dispute in Ludwigshafen
During a dispute in a Ludwigshafen apartment, a man is alleged to have made stabbing motions with a kitchen knife towards a fellow resident. The man who was attacked suffered cuts to his arms.
- Robbery/extortion
Search after attempted armed extortion in Neuwied
An unknown suspect allegedly threatened a woman in Neuwied with a knife and demanded cash and her phone. He fled after she called for help.
- Knife attack
Man with knives runs toward police officers in Trier
A man is alleged to have run toward police officers in central Trier carrying a large knife. Officers shot him in the legs, and prosecutors are investigating on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
- Knife threat
Staff member threatened with knife in Lauterecken
A 51-year-old man threatened a staff member with a knife in a medical building in Lauterecken. Police overpowered him and took him to a psychiatric facility.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station robbed at knifepoint in Ludwigshafen
A masked man threatened a cashier with a knife at a petrol station in Ludwigshafen-Gartenstadt and stole cash.
- Knife attack
Man injured during altercation at Berliner Platz
A 28-year-old man suffered cuts to his face during an altercation involving several people at Berliner Platz in Ludwigshafen. The suspected perpetrators fled.
- Knife attack
Man remanded in custody after knife attack in Bad Dürkheim
A 30-year-old man is alleged to have seriously injured a 51-year-old man with a knife in their shared Bad Dürkheim home. He was remanded in custody.
- Robbery/extortion
19-year-old woman robs petrol station at knifepoint in Ludwigshafen
A 19-year-old woman allegedly obtained cash from a petrol station in Ludwigshafen while threatening staff with a knife. Police provisionally detained her shortly afterwards.
- Knife attack
Father injured in stabbing during dispute in Pirmasens
A 60-year-old man suffered a stab injury during a dispute between father and son in Pirmasens; both men were injured.
- Knife attack
Man arrested after attack with broken glass bottle in Mainz
A man suffered cuts during an altercation on Bahnhofstraße in Mainz. The suspect was arrested at the main railway station after a search.
- Robbery/extortion
Petrol station robbed at blade point in Ludwigshafen
An unidentified man robbed a petrol station in Ludwigshafen on Thursday morning, demanding cash while displaying a blade. The cashier was unharmed and the suspect fled on foot.
- Knife threat
Man with knife threatens police patrol in Kaiserslautern
A 36-year-old man threatened a police patrol in Kaiserslautern. Officers noticed a knife concealed in his sleeve and arrested him.
- Robbery/extortion
Man injured in knife robbery at Mainz's Hartenbergpark
Two offenders are alleged to have threatened, assaulted and robbed a man with a knife at Hartenbergpark in Mainz.
- Knife threat
Man threatens several people with knife in Kaiserslautern
Following a dispute at Willy-Brandt-Platz, a man is alleged to have threatened several people with a knife.
- Robbery/extortion
Man arrested after knife robbery at Mainz supermarket
A man threatened a cashier with a kitchen knife and demanded cash at a supermarket in Mainz. He was arrested shortly afterwards, and nobody was injured.
- Robbery/extortion
Man robbed at knifepoint in Kaiserslautern city park
Two unknown men are alleged to have robbed a man in Kaiserslautern's city park on Wednesday morning. One threatened him with a knife before cash and a mobile phone were taken.