Search

Federal states

Knife attacks by federal state 2026

How do knife attacks differ between Germany’s federal states? Compare case totals and cases per 100,000 residents, including knife threats and robbery or extortion involving a knife in each state.

Period2026

Published cases by federal state

2,101 cases
Distribution of published cases across the federal states The five federal states with the most cases are shown separately; all other states are grouped together. North Rhine-Westphalia: 508 cases, 24.2 % Baden-Württemberg: 311 cases, 14.8 % Hesse: 259 cases, 12.3 % Bavaria: 253 cases, 12.0 % Lower Saxony: 174 cases, 8.3 % Other 11 states: 596 cases, 28.4 %
Calendar year 2026. The five states with the most cases are shown separately; the remaining states are grouped together.
  • North Rhine-Westphalia 508 cases · 24.2 %
  • Baden-Württemberg 311 cases · 14.8 %
  • Hesse 259 cases · 12.3 %
  • Bavaria 253 cases · 12.0 %
  • Lower Saxony 174 cases · 8.3 %
  • Other 11 states 596 cases · 28.4 %

All 16 federal states

Calendar year 2026

Baden-Württemberg 311 Bavaria 253 Berlin 109 Brandenburg 22 Bremen 49 Hamburg 40 Hesse 259 Lower Saxony 174 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 27 North Rhine-Westphalia 508 Rhineland-Palatinate 102 Saarland 7 Saxony 87 Saxony-Anhalt 62 Schleswig-Holstein 42 Thuringia 49