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 %
303 Cases · 4.82 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.
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Result for the selected indicatorData table and sources
During a dispute near a sports ground in Sandersdorf-Brehna, a 21-year-old man allegedly stabbed a teenager several times. He then called an ambulance and was arrested; the instrument was not identified.
A 22-year-old man sustained knife injuries to his hand and arm during an attempted bicycle robbery at Parchim station. Police are looking for two suspects.
After an argument in a Winnenden bar, a 33-year-old man allegedly attacked a 53-year-old patron several times with a machete. The seriously injured man was taken to hospital, and the arrested suspect was remanded in custody.
After an ice hockey game in Herne, assailants threatened a visiting fan with a knife and took his fan merchandise. His companion was struck, and the assailants fled.
A 34-year-old man is suspected of seriously injuring his 60-year-old roommate’s head with a knife at an accommodation facility in Kamen. He was arrested and is in pre-trial detention.
After a dispute in a car park in Düsseldorf-Lichtenbroich, a 46-year-old man is suspected of seriously injuring a 36-year-old acquaintance with a knife. The suspect was detained and placed in pre-trial custody.
An attack at a care home in Olfen left one woman dead and two others seriously injured. A media report named a knife as the weapon, but police had not confirmed that detail.
A 19-year-old told police that a man threatened him with a knife after an argument in a Kaiserslautern park and forced him to hand over his phone. The precise sequence remains unclear because his accounts varied.
At a construction site in Potsdam-Golm, a 38-year-old man gestured threateningly with a kitchen knife in front of his 29-year-old colleague during a dispute. Police temporarily took him into custody.
A 44-year-old man allegedly threatened five young men with a knife near a school centre in Böblingen and briefly pursued them. Police later seized a knife from him.
After a shoplifting incident in Hoyerswerda, a man threatened a store detective with a knife. He and his companion escaped with goods worth about five euros.
A 24-year-old man sustained stab wounds to his back and leg in Marzahn. Three men are suspected of attacking him before fleeing; the weapon has not been identified.
After a dispute outside a gambling venue in Munich, four people allegedly threatened a 19-year-old, displayed a knife and stole his bag. All four were detained nearby.
Three suspects allegedly attacked two 18-year-old men with a knife and pepper spray during a robbery in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. One was stabbed in the back; two suspects were detained.
