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
A man is alleged to have threatened a victim with a knife and sprayed irritant gas into his face in Halle (Saale). The public search was ended after the suspect was identified.
At a Kurdish New Year celebration in Parsberg, a man is alleged to have fatally injured a 39-year-old with a knife. The suspect is in pre-trial detention.
Following a dispute on Steinweg in Coburg, a 19-year-old is alleged to have injured two men with a knife. He was remanded in custody on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
Following an argument at a petrol station in Kassel, an unidentified man is alleged to have attacked two men with a knife. Both sustained superficial cuts to their hands.
In Aurich, a man allegedly threatened another man with a knife after an incident at a snack bar. Police took him into custody to prevent further offences.
Following an altercation in Chemnitz, a teenager is alleged to have threatened two men with a knife. Four people sustained minor injuries during the incident.
A man allegedly seriously injured another man with a knife after an altercation in Fischach. A detention order for attempted manslaughter was issued against the suspect.
Two unidentified men are alleged to have threatened a man with a knife and demanded cash in Dresden. After he said he had no money, he was struck and injured.
A minor allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Bremen with a knife and made several stabbing motions toward him. The employee was not injured and the suspect fled without cash.
During a dispute in an underpass in Monheim am Rhein, a man allegedly lightly injured another man on the thumb with a knife. Police arrested the suspect.
After an alleged theft at a grocery store in Paderborn, a man is said to have threatened two employees with a knife. One suspect is in pre-trial detention.
