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Knife-related cases by federal state 2025

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

Period2025

Published cases by federal state

3,487 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: 847 cases, 24.3 % Baden-Württemberg: 491 cases, 14.1 % Bavaria: 382 cases, 11.0 % Hesse: 352 cases, 10.1 % Lower Saxony: 314 cases, 9.0 % Other 11 states: 1,101 cases, 31.6 %
Calendar year 2025. The five states with the most cases are shown separately; the remaining states are grouped together.
  • North Rhine-Westphalia 847 cases · 24.3 %
  • Baden-Württemberg 491 cases · 14.1 %
  • Bavaria 382 cases · 11.0 %
  • Hesse 352 cases · 10.1 %
  • Lower Saxony 314 cases · 9.0 %
  • Other 11 states 1,101 cases · 31.6 %

All 16 federal states

Calendar year 2025

Baden-Württemberg 491 Bavaria 382 Berlin 196 Brandenburg 72 Bremen 80 Hamburg 53 Hesse 352 Lower Saxony 314 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 69 North Rhine-Westphalia 847 Rhineland-Palatinate 172 Saarland 18 Saxony 141 Saxony-Anhalt 79 Schleswig-Holstein 121 Thuringia 100