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 %
304 Cases · 4.84 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.
Area statesCity states
Result for the selected indicatorData table and sources
A group of youths allegedly blocked a child's path in Erkenbrechtsweiler and demanded money. The group backed away after the child showed a pocketknife.
During an altercation at a bar in Bad Pyrmont, a 23-year-old man injured three men with a knife. The victims sustained minor injuries and the suspect was arrested.
During an altercation at a workers' accommodation in Munich, a 41-year-old man suffered cuts to his hand after a 39-year-old man allegedly attacked him with a knife.
A 27-year-old man died from a stab injury following an altercation in a Lüneburg apartment. Police provisionally detained two men believed to have been involved.
Two suspects allegedly robbed a 74-year-old man of cash at knifepoint in Dortmund-Barop. Following further investigations, police arrested the second suspect and both men are in pre-trial detention.
A 28-year-old man allegedly took cash from a Leipzig snack bar on 29 January while displaying a pointed instrument and struck one person there. He was remanded in pre-trial detention.
Two young men are alleged to have threatened a kiosk employee in Obertshausen with knives and taken cash from the register. Both were arrested and remanded in custody.
Two men are alleged to have threatened a 26-year-old man in Passau with a knife and a weapon while demanding cash. The man was slightly injured during a struggle.
An unidentified man allegedly threatened a 52-year-old restaurateur with a knife at a Stuttgart snack bar and demanded the cash register. He fled when police were about to be called.
Following an altercation involving several people in Munich, two men received outpatient treatment for minor cutting injuries. A knife was reportedly involved.
Two perpetrators allegedly threatened two youths with a pistol in Recklinghausen and stole cash and a smartphone. They were also carrying a knife, a Taser and a telescopic baton.
An unidentified man is alleged to have robbed an 18-year-old of his phone outside Neuss central station while displaying a knife. The initial search was unsuccessful.
