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.
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Result for the selected indicatorData table and sources
Following a verbal dispute in a Hildesheim supermarket, a 30-year-old man allegedly threatened a 19-year-old with a knife. Police later seized a folded straight razor.
Two men are alleged to have threatened a 20-year-old man with a knife in Bochum city centre and robbed him of his jacket and cash. Police are searching for them.
Two wanted men are alleged to have seriously injured a 22-year-old with knife wounds during a robbery on Aachener Straße in Cologne and stolen his watch.
Following an altercation in Friedrichshafen, a 20-year-old man allegedly threatened an opponent with a knife in Uferpark. Police took him into custody.
Three unidentified suspects robbed supermarket employees in Schwalmtal-Amern, threatening them with, among other things, a machete and taking cash boxes.
Several unidentified people are alleged to have attacked a 49-year-old man in Lentföhrden and injured him with at least one knife. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
A 49-year-old man suffered a non-life-threatening stab wound during an altercation on Bahnhofstraße in Waiblingen. Several suspects then fled in a white SUV.
Following an argument about loud music, a 32-year-old man allegedly threatened a 19-year-old passenger with a knife on a commuter train between Zaisenhausen and Eppingen-West.
Two men are alleged to have threatened each other with knives during an argument outside the music theatre in Gelsenkirchen. One of them was located after fleeing.
Two unknown men allegedly attempted to rob a 19-year-old at a bus stop in Köpenick. After he did not hand over valuables, one of the men injured him with a knife.
Three masked people allegedly forced a man in Bad Homburg to hand over cash by displaying a knife and pepper spray. He was then attacked with pepper spray and punched.
During a dispute at the Luisenplatz stop in Wiesbaden, an unidentified man allegedly drew a knife and threatened other people involved. He fled, and police are investigating.
In Friedrichshafen, a teenager is alleged to have injured another teenager in the face with a knife following an argument. Police are investigating on suspicion of attempted manslaughter and are seeking the suspect, who fled.
