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
During a dispute on Berliner Ring in Paderborn, a man allegedly injured another man with a knife. The injured man was taken to hospital and the suspect was arrested.
A 24-year-old man was allegedly attacked by three people at Berlin's Alexanderplatz and suffered multiple stab wounds. A screwdriver was seized as a suspected weapon, while the attackers fled.
A man drew a utility knife during a dispute at Heilbronn's market square. Police separated those involved, seized the knife and took the man into custody.
An 18-year-old suspect is alleged to have injured two men with a knife during an argument in Lichtenfels. A pre-trial detention order was issued against him.
During a family dispute in a Berlin apartment, a 34-year-old man allegedly injured his 33-year-old brother-in-law with a kitchen knife. The victim required surgery, while the suspect remained at large.
A 24-year-old is alleged to have seriously injured a 32-year-old with a knife during a dispute in an apartment in Gelsenkirchen. A pre-trial detention order was issued against the suspect.
During a dispute between two men in Heidenheim, a 25-year-old is alleged to have injured his 28-year-old opponent's hand with a knife. Both men were provisionally detained.
Following an argument at a Dortmund kiosk, a man allegedly threatened a 45-year-old with a knife. He then tried to set a truck on fire with petrol and fled.
Two unidentified men allegedly attacked, threatened with a knife and robbed a 63-year-old man in Volkspark Mariendorf. The injured man received outpatient hospital treatment.
Three people suffered stab and cut injuries in an attack at an accommodation facility for asylum seekers in Weidenberg. A 23-year-old resident is in pre-trial detention on suspicion of attempted murder.
