MesserMonitor statistics place published knife attacks, knife threats, robbery and extortion involving a knife in their regional and temporal context. The federal-state comparison shows case counts and cases per 100,000 residents. Further analysis shows absolute case numbers by period, case type, level of use and reported injury outcome.
Comparison year2026
Federal states compared · 2026
Cases through October 24, 2026
Comparison of published cases by federal state with population, immigration history and people seeking protection.
Population Immigration history People seeking protectionMesserMonitor cases
Baden-Württemberg
11,245,909 Population
13.47 %32.06 %3.40 %
360 Cases · 3.20 Cases per 100,000 residents
Bavaria
13,260,815 Population
15.88 %26.18 %2.98 %
322 Cases · 2.43 Cases per 100,000 residents
Berlin
3,701,307 Population
4.43 %35.45 %5.21 %
132 Cases · 3.57 Cases per 100,000 residents
Brandenburg
2,552,851 Population
3.06 %10.07 %2.96 %
73 Cases · 2.86 Cases per 100,000 residents
Bremen
706,901 Population
0.85 %40.03 %6.62 %
59 Cases · 8.35 Cases per 100,000 residents
Hamburg
1,869,801 Population
2.24 %35.51 %4.12 %
53 Cases · 2.83 Cases per 100,000 residents
Hesse
6,281,600 Population
7.52 %33.51 %4.42 %
303 Cases · 4.82 Cases per 100,000 residents
Lower Saxony
8,002,922 Population
9.58 %22.62 %4.24 %
197 Cases · 2.46 Cases per 100,000 residents
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
1,567,290 Population
1.88 %8.61 %3.34 %
33 Cases · 2.11 Cases per 100,000 residents
North Rhine-Westphalia
17,999,392 Population
21.55 %30.14 %4.40 %
613 Cases · 3.41 Cases per 100,000 residents
Rhineland-Palatinate
4,124,910 Population
4.94 %25.87 %3.51 %
112 Cases · 2.72 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saarland
1,008,047 Population
1.21 %24.11 %5.35 %
9 Cases · 0.89 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saxony
4,024,188 Population
4.82 %10.49 %3.41 %
113 Cases · 2.81 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saxony-Anhalt
2,121,638 Population
2.54 %9.95 %3.69 %
78 Cases · 3.68 Cases per 100,000 residents
Schleswig-Holstein
2,959,859 Population
3.54 %19.29 %4.03 %
68 Cases · 2.30 Cases per 100,000 residents
Thuringia
2,081,288 Population
2.49 %10.19 %3.49 %
57 Cases · 2.74 Cases per 100,000 residents
Analysis and result
The figures are based on publicly reported cases found through the evaluated sources.
Social context
Each point represents a federal state. Its position connects the selected social indicator with published cases per 100,000 residents.
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Result for the selected indicatorData table and sources
A 47-year-old man was seriously injured by multiple stab wounds during a dispute in Frankfurt's station district. Police arrested a 40-year-old suspect.
A 45-year-old man threatened an ambulance worker with scissors during a journey from Mechernich. Two ambulance workers sustained minor injuries in the incident.
Four men allegedly swung a machete at two brothers in Hagen without hitting them. Pepper spray left the brothers and two passers-by with minor injuries.
A 23-year-old man allegedly paid for only some goods at a shop in Dresden’s main railway station, then made a knife at his waistband visible to staff. Police detained him after he fled.
Several people reportedly attacked a teenage jogger in Ammerbuch. A knife may also have been used; emergency responders found no visible injuries at the scene.
After a dispute outside a shop near Hagen central station on Monday evening, a man chased the shop owner with a machete. When police arrived, one person involved fled and jumped into the Volme river.
Two men allegedly demanded the day's takings at knifepoint in a pizzeria in Cologne-Ossendorf. They sprayed the 50-year-old owner and a 67-year-old employee with pepper spray and fled with money.
During a confrontation outside a venue in Berlin-Wedding, a 28-year-old man stabbed a teenager with a knife. The teenager suffered an upper-body injury.
During a dispute in a Munich Oktoberfest tent, a 24-year-old man allegedly cut a 32-year-old tourist’s forearm with a knife. Police temporarily detained the suspect.
After an altercation in Mellinghausen, a slightly injured 22-year-old allegedly threatened three men with a sword. Police are investigating all four people involved.
After a dispute outside a pizzeria in Tagmersheim, a 46-year-old man drew a knife and threatened two people. Police later recovered the discarded knife.
Two men sustained superficial cuts during an altercation near the Altmarkt in Zeitz. Police seized a knife from a 38-year-old suspect as the suspected weapon.
A knife was reportedly used during a conflict involving several teenagers in Bad Friedrichshall-Jagstfeld. Police checked those involved and are seeking witnesses; no injuries are specified.
A masked man allegedly attacked a 35-year-old resident with a knife in his Düsseldorf apartment, causing a minor injury. Cash was missing, and the attacker escaped.
A 30-year-old man in Berlin-Britz was reportedly stabbed with a knife after being threatened and sprayed with pepper spray. Two companions also suffered irritation from pepper spray.
A petrol station visitor in Weilerswist was allegedly threatened with injury by a knife. Two officers were injured during subsequent police interventions involving a group of five men.
A 19-year-old in Künzelsau was told to hand over his valuables and was threatened again later. Other members of the group reportedly had knives and stun guns.
During a confrontation near Buchloe, a 31-year-old man threatened a driver with a broken pocketknife. Police say he used it again in a later dispute but report no injury caused by the knife.
