Case types

Knife threats, robbery and extortion, knife attacks 2026

MesserMonitor separates knife attacks, specific knife threats, and robbery or extortion involving a knife because these cases describe different courses of events. The analysis shows their shares, changes over the year and regional distribution.

Period2026

Case types by month

  • Knife attacks
  • Knife threats
  • Robbery and extortion
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Cases in the selected period and the shifted prior-year period
Time bucketKnife attacksKnife threatsRobbery and extortion
Jan1128298
Feb956871
Mar1387481
Apr1305560
May1506162
Jun1505165
Jul1356256
Aug1216658
Sep000
Oct000
Nov000
Dec000

Published cases by case type

  1. Knife threats519 · 24.7 %
    24.7
  2. Robbery and extortion551 · 26.2 %
    26.2
  3. Knife attacks1031 · 49.1 %
    49.1

Each published case is counted once in its public case type.

Knife threats

Analysis of knife threats, trends, regional distribution and latest cases.

Robbery and extortion

Analysis of robbery and extortion involving knives, trends and regional distribution.

Knife attacks

Analysis of knife use, injury outcomes, trends and regional distribution.