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
A 29-year-old man drew a knife during a dispute at Weimar's Christmas market. Police took him into custody, and four people suffered minor injuries during the operation.
A 59-year-old man is alleged to have seriously injured his 50-year-old flatmate with a knife in Nuremberg. The victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Two armed suspects allegedly robbed a kiosk in Dortmund and seriously injured its 37-year-old operator with a machete. Both suspects were found nearby.
A 40-year-old man was seriously injured with a knife during an argument in an apartment in Ravensburg. Police are investigating his 42-year-old roommate.
A 38-year-old woman was seriously injured with a stab wound during a domestic dispute in Steinbach. A 36-year-old suspect also injured two police officers during his arrest.
A 36-year-old man is alleged to have critically injured a 21-year-old with a knife following an argument in Mainhardt. He was arrested and remanded in custody.
Following an argument at accommodation for refugees in Algermissen, a 36-year-old resident is alleged to have lightly injured another resident with a box cutter and attacked a security employee.
Several perpetrators allegedly attacked and robbed a 25-year-old man in Luckenwalde and threatened him with a knife. The injured man was taken to hospital.
A 29-year-old man in Berlin-Neukölln was taken to hospital with several apparent stab wounds to his back. The circumstances of the injuries remain unclear.
