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Knife-related cases in Rhineland-Palatinate 2025
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 2025-12-31
- 2025
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| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 19 |
| February | 18 |
| March | 19 |
| April | 13 |
| May | 15 |
| June | 18 |
| July | 14 |
| August | 12 |
| September | 15 |
| October | 6 |
| November | 11 |
| December | 12 |
Cases by typeCalendar year 2025
Total: 172 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.
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172 results
Reports
- Knife threats
Man allegedly threatens two people with knife in Kaiserslautern
A 47-year-old man allegedly threatened two people in a Kaiserslautern grocery store. Police said a knife was reportedly involved.
- Knife attacks
Man remanded after knife attack in Frankenthal
A man allegedly inflicted life-threatening injuries on his flatmate with a kitchen knife in Frankenthal. The suspect was remanded in custody.
- Knife attacks
Man attacked with knife during dispute at Landau nightclub
A 28-year-old man suffered superficial injuries in a knife attack during a dispute at a nightclub in Landau.
- Robbery and extortion
Minor threatened with knife in Ludwigshafen
An unidentified offender allegedly threatened a teenager with a knife and demanded money in Ludwigshafen.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife during dispute in Ludwigshafen
During a dispute in an apartment in Ludwigshafen, a woman injured her partner with a knife.
- Knife attacks
Man slightly injured with knife during dispute in Bad Kreuznach
During a dispute between two groups in Bad Kreuznach, a suspect slightly injured his opponent with a knife.
- Knife attacks
Minor attacks brother-in-law with knife in Ludwigshafen
A minor attacked his brother-in-law with a knife at the victim's home in Ludwigshafen-Mundenheim. The man required emergency surgery, but police said his life was not in danger.
- Knife threats
Woman threatens course participants with kitchen knife in Prüm
A 66-year-old woman threateningly pointed a kitchen knife at other people attending a course at Prüm adult education centre. Everyone left the room unharmed.
- Knife attacks
Two men injured in suspected attempted robbery in Idar-Oberstein
During a suspected attempted robbery in Idar-Oberstein, one man was seriously injured by knife wounds and his companion was lightly injured with a baton. Three suspects fled.
- Robbery and extortion
Two arrests after knife attack in Idar-Oberstein
Two men have been arrested after an alleged attempted drug robbery in Idar-Oberstein. A 19-year-old was seriously injured in the knife attack.
- Knife threats
Man threatens two people with utility knife in Ludwigshafen
Following a theft at a Ludwigshafen supermarket, a man threatened an employee and a customer with a utility knife. The customer was slightly injured while the suspect was restrained.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife during eviction in Nordhofen
A man was injured in the thigh with a knife during an eviction in Nordhofen. The stab wound received medical treatment.
- Robbery and extortion
Man injured with bladed weapon in attempted robbery in Ludwigshafen
A 35-year-old man was injured with a bladed weapon during an attempted robbery in Ludwigshafen's Josef-Queva Park.
- Knife attacks
Man injured with knife during altercation at Berliner Platz
A 20-year-old man was slightly injured during an altercation outside a kiosk at Berliner Platz in Ludwigshafen. Police said the unidentified offender used a knife.
- Knife attacks
Man makes stabbing motion with knife in Altendiez
A man allegedly made a stabbing motion with a knife toward another man in Altendiez. The victim evaded the attack and was not injured.
- Knife threats
Knife shown during parking dispute in Bingen
A man was injured during a dispute between two residents in Bingen. Police said a knife was also allegedly shown.
- Knife threats
Alleged knife threat during dispute in Offstein
During a dispute in Offstein, one man is alleged to have threatened another with a kitchen knife. The other man was later injured by a blow with a bottle.
- Knife attacks
Minor injured in knife attack in Ludwigshafen
Following a dispute in Ludwigshafen, a man injured a teenager with a knife. Another teenager sustained minor injuries.
- Knife threats
Child allegedly pulls knife during dispute in Pirmasens
A child allegedly pulled a knife during a dispute among children in Pirmasens. No one was injured.
- Knife threats
Resident points kitchen knife at police officers in Trier
A resident pointed a kitchen knife at officers during a police operation in Trier and was subsequently arrested.