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Knife attacks by federal state 2025

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.

Period2025

Published cases by federal state

3,175 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: 853 cases, 26.9 % Baden-Württemberg: 485 cases, 15.3 % Bavaria: 374 cases, 11.8 % Hesse: 344 cases, 10.8 % Lower Saxony: 295 cases, 9.3 % Other 11 states: 824 cases, 26.0 %
Calendar year 2025. The five states with the most cases are shown separately; the remaining states are grouped together.
  • North Rhine-Westphalia 853 cases · 26.9 %
  • Baden-Württemberg 485 cases · 15.3 %
  • Bavaria 374 cases · 11.8 %
  • Hesse 344 cases · 10.8 %
  • Lower Saxony 295 cases · 9.3 %
  • Other 11 states 824 cases · 26.0 %

All 16 federal states

Calendar year 2025

Baden-Württemberg 485 Bavaria 374 Berlin 12 Brandenburg 1 Bremen 77 Hamburg 52 Hesse 344 Lower Saxony 295 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 67 North Rhine-Westphalia 853 Rhineland-Palatinate 170 Saarland 17 Saxony 141 Saxony-Anhalt 74 Schleswig-Holstein 118 Thuringia 95