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 38-year-old man arrived at a hospital in Berlin-Reinickendorf with life-threatening stab and cut injuries. A woman was provisionally detained and later released.
A 24-year-old man allegedly attacked his 27-year-old brother in Berlin with a steak knife and injured his knee. The suspect was arrested after attempting to flee.
Following an argument at a cultural association in Essen-Katernberg, a man suffered serious stab wounds. Two other people were slightly injured and a suspect was identified.
A 27-year-old man was critically injured during a confrontation in Schwäbisch Gmünd. Police reported an injury caused by a knife or another pointed object and are seeking witnesses.
Two men are alleged to have threatened a man in Nordenham with a knife and a suspected firearm. The victim was then allegedly struck by a car and injured.
Four men are alleged to have attacked and seriously injured a 23-year-old man in Mömmlingen. Police said a machete, a baton and pepper spray were allegedly used, among other items.
A 52-year-old man is suspected of injuring his 40-year-old partner with a kitchen knife in Pemfling. The woman suffered life-threatening stab wounds, and police are searching for the suspect.
A 34-year-old man is alleged to have threatened a 20-year-old driver in Parkstetten with a pointed object and made stabbing motions towards him. The driver was not injured.
A sharp object was used during a dispute between two men in an apartment in Frankfurt's Nordend district. One man died, while another was seriously injured by subsequent police gunfire.
Following a dispute between brothers in Altenburg, a man is alleged to have struck his brother and threatened him with a kitchen knife. Police took him into temporary custody.
