Case types

Knife-related cases by case type 2025

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.

Period2025

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
Jan15086107
Feb1307393
Mar12690102
Apr1167675
May1419082
Jun1577389
Jul1327883
Aug1457773
Sep1237271
Oct1286271
Nov1155680
Dec1026697

Published cases by case typeCalendar year 2025

  1. Knife attacks 1565 · 44.9 %
    44.9
  2. Knife threats 899 · 25.8 %
    25.8
  3. Robbery and extortion 1023 · 29.3 %
    29.3

Total: 3487 cases. Each published case is counted once in its public case type. Period: Calendar year 2025.

Knife attacks

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

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.