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
At a petrol station in Dogern, a 24-year-old employee is alleged to have attacked a customer with a knife. The 37-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries, and the suspect was provisionally detained.
Following a dispute in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen, an unidentified man allegedly injured a 19-year-old man with a knife at Osloer Straße underground station. Another man suffered eye irritation from irritant spray.
Following an argument at shared accommodation in Reutlingen, a 27-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 28-year-old fellow resident with a knife. The suspect has been remanded in custody.
A 38-year-old man is suspected of approaching a woman while holding a knife in the toilets at Hamm central station. He is under investigation for making threats.
A woman allegedly threatened a moving helper with a knife in an apartment building in Munich-Ramersdorf. Police arrested the woman, and no one was injured.
Following an argument on Scheffelstraße in Mainz, an unidentified man allegedly seriously injured a 40-year-old man in the leg with a knife. The suspect fled.
An unidentified man allegedly threatened a teenager with a knife in Bochum's Kortumpark and demanded his bag. The teenager sustained minor injuries, while the man fled without any loot.
Three suspects allegedly threatened two teenagers with a knife, assaulted them and robbed them at Bad Soden S-Bahn station. A minor suspect was arrested.
After an argument on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg-St. Pauli, a man is suspected of stabbing a 46-year-old several times with a knife. The victim suffered life-threatening injuries but is now out of danger.
