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 year2025
Federal states compared · 2025
Cases through December 31, 2025
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 %
491 Cases · 4.37 Cases per 100,000 residents
Bavaria
13,260,815 Population
15.88 %26.18 %2.98 %
382 Cases · 2.88 Cases per 100,000 residents
Berlin
3,701,307 Population
4.43 %35.45 %5.21 %
196 Cases · 5.30 Cases per 100,000 residents
Brandenburg
2,552,851 Population
3.06 %10.07 %2.96 %
72 Cases · 2.82 Cases per 100,000 residents
Bremen
706,901 Population
0.85 %40.03 %6.62 %
80 Cases · 11.32 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 %
352 Cases · 5.60 Cases per 100,000 residents
Lower Saxony
8,002,922 Population
9.58 %22.62 %4.24 %
314 Cases · 3.92 Cases per 100,000 residents
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
1,567,290 Population
1.88 %8.61 %3.34 %
69 Cases · 4.40 Cases per 100,000 residents
North Rhine-Westphalia
17,999,392 Population
21.55 %30.14 %4.40 %
847 Cases · 4.71 Cases per 100,000 residents
Rhineland-Palatinate
4,124,910 Population
4.94 %25.87 %3.51 %
172 Cases · 4.17 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saarland
1,008,047 Population
1.21 %24.11 %5.35 %
18 Cases · 1.79 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saxony
4,024,188 Population
4.82 %10.49 %3.41 %
141 Cases · 3.50 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saxony-Anhalt
2,121,638 Population
2.54 %9.95 %3.69 %
79 Cases · 3.72 Cases per 100,000 residents
Schleswig-Holstein
2,959,859 Population
3.54 %19.29 %4.03 %
121 Cases · 4.09 Cases per 100,000 residents
Thuringia
2,081,288 Population
2.49 %10.19 %3.49 %
100 Cases · 4.80 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
Two unidentified men allegedly used a knife to demand money from the owner of a late-night shop in Berlin-Hellersdorf. The 57-year-old was injured during a confrontation.
Following a dispute at Alexanderplatz S-Bahn station, a 23-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 31-year-old man with a knife. The suspect was arrested after fleeing.
A suspect is alleged to have attacked and seriously injured at least four people in Bielefeld with a knife and a spear-like object. He was remanded in custody on suspicion of attempted murder.
A man is alleged to have attacked and injured his wife and her sister with several objects, including a knife, in an apartment in Kronberg-Oberhöchstadt. He has been remanded in custody.
Following an argument at a refugee accommodation facility in Tübingen, a man is alleged to have injured his opponent with a knife. The suspect was provisionally detained.
During a confrontation between two groups in Halle (Saale), people were allegedly threatened with two knives and irritant spray. At least one person sustained minor injuries.
A man is alleged to have threatened a 39-year-old man with a knife in Kirchheim unter Teck. Other people threw drink cans at the victim, who was not injured.
Three people were injured during an altercation outside an apartment building in Halle, including one man seriously. Police arrested a suspect, while the possible weapon remains under investigation.
Following an argument in Neckarpark in Schwenningen, an unidentified man allegedly attacked and slightly injured a 23-year-old with scissors. The suspect fled.
A woman is alleged to have threatened her partner in Salzgitter with a bread knife during an argument. The man suffered a minor injury when he grabbed the blade.
Following a dispute at Limburg's ZOB Nord bus station, a minor allegedly injured a 35-year-old man in the leg with a knife. The injured man was treated in hospital.
A masked man threatened an 18-year-old employee with a knife and demanded cash at a betting shop in Wesel. He fled after the robbery, and police are seeking witnesses.
