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
An unknown man reportedly threatened two women with a knife during a walk near Bernsdorf and forced them to hand over a vehicle key. Both sustained minor injuries.
During an argument in an underground car park at Munich Central Station, a 22-year-old man is alleged to have stabbed at a 30-year-old man with broken nail scissors. The victim suffered a hand injury.
A 35-year-old man drew a machete in his Werdohl apartment and moved toward police officers. Officers subdued him with a conducted-energy device; nobody was injured.
A masked man allegedly threatened a shop assistant with a knife at a Bremen clothing store and demanded that she open the cash register. He fled without taking anything after a customer entered.
During an attempted robbery in Reinheim-Ueberau, a 35-year-old resident was injured with a knife and ordered to hand over valuables. The unknown perpetrators fled empty-handed.
A minor attacked his brother-in-law with a knife at the victim's home in Ludwigshafen-Mundenheim. The man required emergency surgery, but police said his life was not in danger.
At an accommodation facility in Seitingen-Oberflacht, a man is alleged to have critically injured his roommate with a knife following an argument. The suspect has been remanded in custody.
Three unidentified teenagers allegedly threatened two teenagers with a pocket knife in Heilbad Heiligenstadt and demanded valuables. The victims handed over nothing.
A 32-year-old man is alleged to have demanded money from a bank employee in Münster while holding a long kitchen knife. He was arrested and remanded in custody.
A 66-year-old woman threateningly pointed a kitchen knife at other people attending a course at Prüm adult education centre. Everyone left the room unharmed.
A man allegedly threatened an employee with a knife and stole cash during a petrol station robbery in Gelsenkirchen. Two further men are said to have waited outside.
Three masked offenders demanded cash from a petrol station employee in Bad Langensalza while displaying a knife. The woman was slightly injured and the offenders fled without loot.
A child was threatened with a knife by someone from a group in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt. The three young people fled on bicycles after police were said to be called.
During a suspected attempted robbery in Idar-Oberstein, one man was seriously injured by knife wounds and his companion was lightly injured with a baton. Three suspects fled.
