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
A 54-year-old man is alleged to have threatened several passers-by with a folding knife at Niedernhausen station. Police arrested him and seized the knife.
A 34-year-old man was allegedly threatened with a knife outside a supermarket in Memmingen. Police encountered a 23-year-old man and found a prohibited knife on him.
Two unidentified suspects allegedly forced an employee at a gaming arcade in Linsengericht to hand over cash while armed with a large knife and a baseball bat. They then fled with a sum in the mid-three-figure range.
An unidentified person allegedly tried to rob a minor of jewellery at knifepoint in the schoolyard of a comprehensive school in Eschweiler. The minor suffered a minor hand injury.
After allegedly stealing a drink, an unidentified man is said to have threatened a 29-year-old store detective in Stuttgart with a knife before fleeing.
Two minors were allegedly robbed at a football pitch in Duisburg by two perpetrators armed with a folding knife. The perpetrators demanded money and a phone before fleeing.
A man is alleged to have threatened a customer outside a bank branch in Altdorf, reportedly with a knife, and demanded cash. The suspect was later provisionally detained.
A 67-year-old man allegedly stabbed toward an emergency medical worker with a knife during an incident in Euskirchen. A colleague kicked the knife from his hand and nobody was injured.
An unidentified man is alleged to have threatened two employees at a petrol station in Nettetal-Kaldenkirchen with a knife and robbed them of cash and cigarettes. He fled.
A 69-year-old man allegedly threatened to kill a woman in Munich and said he would use a knife. A child was slightly injured by objects thrown from a balcony.
A woman allegedly threatened an acquaintance with a folding knife on the grounds of Günzburg hospital. An officer was injured while she was being placed in a suitable facility after the police operation.
Two men allegedly threatened a 24-year-old man with a knife in a green space in Bremen-Burglesum and demanded money and his wristwatch. They fled without taking anything.
An unknown man threatened a cashier at a discount supermarket in Dinslaken with a knife and attempted to rob the store. He fled without taking money and nobody was injured.
A 33-year-old man was allegedly seriously injured with a knife during a dispute in Waltrop. A 40-year-old suspect was remanded in custody on suspicion of attempted homicide.
During a dispute between two groups of teenagers in Bad Freienwalde, a teenager allegedly held a pointed instrument threateningly in front of himself. Police identified participants.
