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.
Area statesCity states
Result for the selected indicatorData table and sources
Three men allegedly threatened a 33-year-old man with knives on a footpath in Krefeld on Thursday evening and forced him to hand over valuables. The trio then fled.
An unidentified person stabbed a 26-year-old man in the back with a knife in Zwickau, seriously injuring him. Police are investigating attempted homicide and seeking witnesses.
Two unknown cyclists allegedly threatened a 54-year-old man with a knife near Höchberg and took cash from his wallet. The suspects escaped unidentified.
A 21-year-old man allegedly threatened a cashier with a knife in a Kempten supermarket and took cash. He was arrested after fleeing, and a judge issued a detention order.
At a supermarket in Ratzeburg, a 44-year-old man is alleged to have attacked a customer with a knife. The woman died at the scene and the suspect was arrested.
An unidentified man is alleged to have threatened a 19-year-old with a knife outside a bank in Feldkirchen and demanded cash. He then fled on a bicycle with several thousand euros.
Following a dispute outside a grocery discount store in Asperg, a 46-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 54-year-old man with a pocketknife. The injured man was taken to hospital.
A minor suspect allegedly seriously injured a petrol station employee with a knife during a robbery in Munich. The employee underwent emergency surgery and the suspect was arrested.
An unidentified man allegedly threatened a store detective and an employee with a folding knife in an Ulm grocery shop. He fled by bicycle after the suspected theft, and the police search was unsuccessful.
A 74-year-old man died from multiple stab and cut injuries in Freiburg's Rieselfeld district. A 30-year-old suspect is in pre-trial detention on suspicion of murder.
