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Knife threats in Germany 2026

Knife threats in Germany include published cases in which a knife or another object capable of stabbing or cutting was used directly to threaten a person, without a documented attack. The overview shows case numbers, regional distribution and the related individual cases.

Period2026

Annual comparison for this case type

Data through 2026-09-09

  • 2026
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Reports by month and year
Month2026
January 82
February 68
March 74
April 55
May 61
June 51
July 62
August 66
Total cases519
Today0
Last 7 days0
Last 30 days38

Federal-state comparison

  1. Bavaria

    Population
    13,260,815
    Cases of this type
    87
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.66
    Share within the state
    34.4 %

  2. Baden-Württemberg

    Population
    11,245,909
    Cases of this type
    86
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.76
    Share within the state
    27.7 %

  3. North Rhine-Westphalia

    Population
    17,999,392
    Cases of this type
    85
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.47
    Share within the state
    16.7 %

  4. Hesse

    Population
    6,281,600
    Cases of this type
    80
    Per 100,000 residents
    1.27
    Share within the state
    30.9 %

  5. Lower Saxony

    Population
    8,002,922
    Cases of this type
    42
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.52
    Share within the state
    24.1 %

  6. Rhineland-Palatinate

    Population
    4,124,910
    Cases of this type
    29
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.70
    Share within the state
    28.4 %

  7. Saxony

    Population
    4,024,188
    Cases of this type
    25
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.62
    Share within the state
    28.7 %

  8. Saxony-Anhalt

    Population
    2,121,638
    Cases of this type
    21
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.99
    Share within the state
    33.9 %

  9. Thuringia

    Population
    2,081,288
    Cases of this type
    20
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.96
    Share within the state
    40.8 %

  10. Brandenburg

    Population
    2,552,851
    Cases of this type
    14
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.55
    Share within the state
    63.6 %

  11. Berlin

    Population
    3,701,307
    Cases of this type
    11
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.30
    Share within the state
    10.1 %

  12. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

    Population
    1,567,290
    Cases of this type
    7
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.45
    Share within the state
    25.9 %

  13. Bremen

    Population
    706,901
    Cases of this type
    6
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.85
    Share within the state
    12.2 %

  14. Schleswig-Holstein

    Population
    2,959,859
    Cases of this type
    3
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.10
    Share within the state
    7.1 %

  15. Saarland

    Population
    1,008,047
    Cases of this type
    2
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.20
    Share within the state
    28.6 %

  16. Hamburg

    Population
    1,869,801
    Cases of this type
    1
    Per 100,000 residents
    0.05
    Share within the state
    2.5 %

Comparison of published cases; not a statement of personal risk or the complete crime situation.

Reported injury outcomes

  • No injury47
  • Injured, severity not known57
  • Minor injury86
  • Serious injury5
  • Life-threatening injury2
  • Fatal outcome2
  • Mixed injury outcomes5
  • Not known314

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