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 masked man is alleged to have used a knife to obtain cash from a petrol station in Umkirch. A 21-year-old suspect was arrested and remanded in pre-trial custody.
A passer-by was allegedly assaulted and threatened with a knife in a Schweinfurt park to hand over valuables. The victim was not injured, and a suspect was arrested.
Two suspects allegedly threatened a teenager with a knife and stole his cap at Wuppertal's Adlerbrücke suspended railway stop. Police later detained both of them.
A man allegedly threatened a passenger and a bus driver with a knife on a bus in Blomberg. He was slightly injured during a police operation and taken to hospital.
During an argument on Bonsfelder Straße in Velbert, a man allegedly threatened another motorist with a machete. Following a pursuit, police arrested the driver of one of the vehicles involved.
A 37-year-old man is alleged to have threatened a 25-year-old woman with a knife while she was depositing cash at a Frankfurt bank branch and to have snatched her money. Police arrested him the following morning.
A police officer was allegedly injured with a pointed object at Frankfurt's Kaisertor. The suspected attacker was seriously injured in a subsequent firearms deployment.
Following an argument on a farm track in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, a 32-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 27-year-old with a knife. A detention order was issued for the suspect.
An unidentified man threatened a cashier at an organic market in Bochum-Langendreer with a knife and pepper spray. He fled without any proceeds after she did not open the cash register.
A woman died from stab wounds after a dispute at accommodation on an agricultural business in Kaldenkirchen. A man suffered cut injuries, and a suspect was provisionally detained.
An unknown man allegedly forced a waitress at a restaurant on Würzburg's Marienplatz to hand over the day's takings while threatening her with a knife.
During a dispute at an apartment in Raunheim, a 28-year-old allegedly seriously injured a 29-year-old with a knife. The suspect was provisionally detained.
An unknown man allegedly threatened three association staff members with a knife at Offenbach's Marktplatz. Police are seeking witnesses and the suspect.
