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 August 29, 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 %
311 Cases · 2.77 Cases per 100,000 residents
Bavaria
13,260,815 Population
15.88 %26.18 %2.98 %
253 Cases · 1.91 Cases per 100,000 residents
Berlin
3,701,307 Population
4.43 %35.45 %5.21 %
109 Cases · 2.94 Cases per 100,000 residents
Brandenburg
2,552,851 Population
3.06 %10.07 %2.96 %
22 Cases · 0.86 Cases per 100,000 residents
Bremen
706,901 Population
0.85 %40.03 %6.62 %
49 Cases · 6.93 Cases per 100,000 residents
Hamburg
1,869,801 Population
2.24 %35.51 %4.12 %
40 Cases · 2.14 Cases per 100,000 residents
Hesse
6,281,600 Population
7.52 %33.51 %4.42 %
259 Cases · 4.12 Cases per 100,000 residents
Lower Saxony
8,002,922 Population
9.58 %22.62 %4.24 %
174 Cases · 2.17 Cases per 100,000 residents
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
1,567,290 Population
1.88 %8.61 %3.34 %
27 Cases · 1.72 Cases per 100,000 residents
North Rhine-Westphalia
17,999,392 Population
21.55 %30.14 %4.40 %
508 Cases · 2.82 Cases per 100,000 residents
Rhineland-Palatinate
4,124,910 Population
4.94 %25.87 %3.51 %
102 Cases · 2.47 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saarland
1,008,047 Population
1.21 %24.11 %5.35 %
7 Cases · 0.69 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saxony
4,024,188 Population
4.82 %10.49 %3.41 %
87 Cases · 2.16 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saxony-Anhalt
2,121,638 Population
2.54 %9.95 %3.69 %
62 Cases · 2.92 Cases per 100,000 residents
Schleswig-Holstein
2,959,859 Population
3.54 %19.29 %4.03 %
42 Cases · 1.42 Cases per 100,000 residents
Thuringia
2,081,288 Population
2.49 %10.19 %3.49 %
49 Cases · 2.35 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.
Area statesCity states
Result for the selected indicatorData table and sources
During an apartment dispute in Neu-Anspach, a 43-year-old man is alleged to have drawn a knife and a baseball bat. His 51-year-old opponent suffered minor injuries, and the suspect was arrested.
Five people were injured during an altercation outside a residential building in Pfarrkirchen. A 20-year-old suspect is under investigation on suspicion of attempted homicide.
A 32-year-old man sustained minor injuries in Halle (Saale) after intervening in a dispute between an unknown man and a woman. The suspect allegedly used a knife.
A teenager was seriously injured with a knife at Dortmund's Nordmarkt. Police arrested a 29-year-old suspect, and a court ordered his provisional placement in a psychiatric hospital.
A group of six to eight people allegedly threatened and robbed three minors in Frankfurt using a knife and a pepper gun. One teenager was slightly injured.
Two unidentified suspects allegedly robbed a petrol station in Husum using a knife and a firearm. They fled with cash, tobacco products and e-cigarettes.
A man suffered minor hand injuries after being struck with a machete during an altercation outside a hospitality venue at Museumsplatz in Gera. The suspect fled.
A 34-year-old man was critically injured with a knife during a dispute in Munich's Lerchenau district. A 32-year-old suspect was arrested and is subject to a detention warrant.
During a dispute at Karlsplatz in Ulm, a 46-year-old man is alleged to have injured two men with a knife. Police provisionally detained him and secured a folding knife.
A 26-year-old man was injured in the hand with a knife in Karlsruhe's Südstadt district on Saturday evening. A 23-year-old suspect has been remanded in custody.
