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
Two masked men allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Fulda with a knife-like object. They fled without taking anything, and the woman was unharmed.
A 34-year-old suffered cuts during a confrontation near Mannheim central station. A 29-year-old allegedly used a knife and has been remanded in custody.
A 25-year-old was seriously injured in an altercation in Mainz. Investigators believe a 24-year-old may have injured his arm with a knife; the suspect was placed in pre-trial detention.
In Dortmund, a teenager allegedly stabbed a 19-year-old man several times with scissors after a dispute. The man sustained life-threatening injuries, and the arrested suspect was remanded in custody.
During a dispute over alleged debts in Munich, a 33-year-old allegedly threatened a 44-year-old while displaying a knife. Police arrested him and are investigating attempted extortion involving a threat of force.
In Uetersen, a man threatened a petrol station employee with a knife and demanded money. After the employee escaped, he took cash from the till and fled on an e-scooter.
After an argument outside a snack bar in Berlin-Wedding, a man allegedly stabbed a 28-year-old worker in the buttock. The injured worker was admitted to hospital, and the group fled.
A man was seriously injured by a knife stab on Sunday morning on Palmaille in Hamburg-Altona. Police mounted a large response, and the attacker had apparently fled.
A 38-year-old man displayed a knife during a dispute outside a bar in Augsburg. He later resisted arrest, and two police officers sustained minor injuries.
During half-time at a football match, an unknown man allegedly threatened a 25-year-old man with a knife in a changing room in Hagen. Police are investigating.
During a meeting between two groups in Berlin-Neu-Hohenschönhausen, an unidentified man allegedly stabbed a 29-year-old man repeatedly. He underwent emergency surgery; a teenage girl suffered eye irritation from pepper spray.
After a group attacked a 23-year-old man with clubs in Bremervörde, one participant drew a folding knife and pursued him. Police say the knife was not used.
