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 duo is alleged to have demanded money during three attempted robberies in Ahlen. In one case, one suspect tried to move an object, possibly a knife, toward a man's neck.
Following a dispute outside a venue in Aue-Bad Schlema, two men allegedly attacked a 36-year-old man with a bread knife and a pocketknife. The man and one of the attackers sustained minor injuries.
Following a dispute at shared accommodation in Dachau, a 24-year-old man was seriously injured by multiple stab wounds. A detention order was issued for an arrested suspect.
The Bavarian police union cited the knife attack in Aschaffenburg while calling for increased security measures in public spaces. It referred to the violent deaths of a child and a 41-year-old helper in a public park.
A man allegedly demanded cash from a service worker at a Ludwigshafen shisha bar while displaying a knife. After she refused, he took money from the till and was later arrested.
An unidentified man allegedly threatened a 22-year-old with a knife on a suburban train bound for Wörth. The victim later sustained a lip injury from a knuckleduster at Karlsruhe-Durlach station.
Three unidentified men allegedly attacked a 20-year-old in a Dortmund park. One of them allegedly stabbed him with a knife, leaving him with minor injuries.
During an attempted robbery in Wesel, a second offender threatened a 31-year-old man with a knife. The victim fell while fleeing and sustained minor injuries.
An unidentified elderly woman was allegedly threatened with a knife and ordered to hand over cash outside a shopping centre in Cologne-Merheim. A suspect was located shortly afterwards.
A 52-year-old man is alleged to have injured three men at an automotive business in Trossingen, including one man in the forearm with a knife. Police are investigating.
An unknown person reportedly injured a 38-year-old man in the abdomen with a knife in Freiburg. The man was taken to hospital and was able to leave shortly afterwards.
Two masked men reportedly forced a 68-year-old man in Cologne-Porz to hand over valuables while displaying a firearm and a knife. The resident was injured and tied up.
