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.
Area statesCity states
Result for the selected indicatorData table and sources
A 39-year-old woman was found dead with multiple stab wounds in an apartment in Cologne-Junkersdorf. A 47-year-old man suspected of killing her was detained; the weapon has not been identified.
A 35-year-old woman allegedly threatened an employee at a youth welfare office in Porta Westfalica with a pointed object. No one was injured; she was later placed in a specialist clinic.
In Offenbach, two men allegedly demanded money from two others while holding knives. Both men suffered superficial cuts, and police provisionally detained two suspects.
During a dispute in a garden centre parking lot in Oldenburg, a man threatened two young men with a knife and a baton. He took one man’s phone and fled.
During a dispute among three residents of shared accommodation in Teltow, one man injured another in the upper body with a stabbing weapon. All three men required medical treatment.
After a shoplifting incident in Gütersloh, two fleeing men allegedly threatened staff with razor blades. Police provisionally detained both and are investigating a third suspect.
During a dispute at Sendlinger-Tor-Platz in Munich, a 32-year-old man allegedly threatened a 42-year-old man with a knife. Police detained the suspect.
A 26-year-old man allegedly threatened a 19-year-old man with a knife in an Erfurt station underpass. The younger man was unhurt, and police opened an investigation into the suspect.
In Vöhringen's Kirchplatz, a teenage girl verbally threatened to attack two boys with a knife. Police later located her and a teenage companion; no recovered knife was reported.
In a Nordhausen supermarket, a 36-year-old drew a knife after an employee confronted him and later placed it in front of other staff. Police took him into custody; nobody was hurt.
A teenager is suspected of punching a teacher at a school in Albstadt and then slightly injuring a pupil with a kitchen knife. Police provisionally detained him.
After an argument on Bahnhofstraße in Bremen, an unknown man stabbed a 38-year-old man in the abdomen. The seriously injured man was taken to hospital, and police are looking for the attacker.
An unidentified person threatened four teenagers with a knife in Seeheim-Jugenheim and demanded cash. They escaped, and police are investigating an attempted robbery.
After a dispute outside a supermarket in Neuss, a 63-year-old man allegedly injured a 40-year-old man in the neck with a knife. Police initially arrested the suspect, and the injured man was taken to hospital.
During a dispute at shared accommodation in Wilhelmsdorf, a 27-year-old man took hold of two kitchen knives. A 38-year-old man who tried to calm him sustained a minor cut.
A 48-year-old allegedly threatened his 76-year-old father with a knife at a house in Meckenheim. The father reached safety, and a specialist police unit restrained the son.
