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 year2025
Federal states compared · 2025
Cases through December 31, 2025
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 %
491 Cases · 4.37 Cases per 100,000 residents
Bavaria
13,260,815 Population
15.88 %26.18 %2.98 %
382 Cases · 2.88 Cases per 100,000 residents
Berlin
3,701,307 Population
4.43 %35.45 %5.21 %
196 Cases · 5.30 Cases per 100,000 residents
Brandenburg
2,552,851 Population
3.06 %10.07 %2.96 %
72 Cases · 2.82 Cases per 100,000 residents
Bremen
706,901 Population
0.85 %40.03 %6.62 %
80 Cases · 11.32 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 %
352 Cases · 5.60 Cases per 100,000 residents
Lower Saxony
8,002,922 Population
9.58 %22.62 %4.24 %
314 Cases · 3.92 Cases per 100,000 residents
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
1,567,290 Population
1.88 %8.61 %3.34 %
69 Cases · 4.40 Cases per 100,000 residents
North Rhine-Westphalia
17,999,392 Population
21.55 %30.14 %4.40 %
847 Cases · 4.71 Cases per 100,000 residents
Rhineland-Palatinate
4,124,910 Population
4.94 %25.87 %3.51 %
172 Cases · 4.17 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saarland
1,008,047 Population
1.21 %24.11 %5.35 %
18 Cases · 1.79 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saxony
4,024,188 Population
4.82 %10.49 %3.41 %
141 Cases · 3.50 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saxony-Anhalt
2,121,638 Population
2.54 %9.95 %3.69 %
79 Cases · 3.72 Cases per 100,000 residents
Schleswig-Holstein
2,959,859 Population
3.54 %19.29 %4.03 %
121 Cases · 4.09 Cases per 100,000 residents
Thuringia
2,081,288 Population
2.49 %10.19 %3.49 %
100 Cases · 4.80 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
Three suspected robbers allegedly threatened a 54-year-old man in Berlin-Rummelsburg and demanded money. He suffered a deep cut injury during a knife attack.
A suspect is alleged to have injured two men with a knife in two separate confrontations in Aachen on 6 September. He was arrested and remanded in custody.
Following a dispute between two groups outside a bar in Kaltenkirchen, one participant sustained stab injuries. Police secured a knife as a possible weapon.
A masked man allegedly forced a petrol station employee in Herne to hand over cash while displaying a knife. He fled on foot and the initial search was unsuccessful.
A man allegedly threatened two children with a knife at a Dortmund playground and took cash from a bag. Police detained a 47-year-old suspect and seized a knife.
A 26-year-old man was found in Berlin-Neukölln with cut injuries to his head. According to current information, the injuries had been inflicted with scissors.
Following an alleged robbery on Skalitzer Straße, a man is said to have threatened a teenage girl with a knife-like object. Police arrested a 19-year-old suspect.
A man allegedly approached police officers in a threatening manner while carrying two knives in Sassenberg-Füchtorf. An officer fired after repeated warnings, injuring the man.
An unknown attacker is alleged to have attacked a 44-year-old man from behind with a stabbing weapon at a bus stop in Essen. The man sustained life-threatening injuries.
A 26-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries in a knife attack at an accommodation facility in Halberstadt. A detention order was issued against a 23-year-old suspect.
A 21-year-old man approached officers with a knife in his hand during a police operation in Hünfelden. Two officers suffered minor injuries in the ensuing confrontation.
