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 %
304 Cases · 4.84 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
During an argument on Bonsfelder Straße in Velbert, a man allegedly threatened another motorist with a machete. Following a pursuit, police arrested the driver of one of the vehicles involved.
During an altercation involving several people at Augustinerplatz in Bad Langensalza, a man was critically injured with a knife and later died. Several suspects were arrested.
A passer-by was allegedly assaulted and threatened with a knife in a Schweinfurt park to hand over valuables. The victim was not injured, and a suspect was arrested.
Following an argument on a farm track in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, a 32-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 27-year-old with a knife. A detention order was issued for the suspect.
A police officer was allegedly injured with a pointed object at Frankfurt's Kaisertor. The suspected attacker was seriously injured in a subsequent firearms deployment.
An unidentified man threatened a cashier at an organic market in Bochum-Langendreer with a knife and pepper spray. He fled without any proceeds after she did not open the cash register.
An unknown man allegedly threatened three association staff members with a knife at Offenbach's Marktplatz. Police are seeking witnesses and the suspect.
An unknown man allegedly forced a waitress at a restaurant on Würzburg's Marienplatz to hand over the day's takings while threatening her with a knife.
A woman died from stab wounds after a dispute at accommodation on an agricultural business in Kaldenkirchen. A man suffered cut injuries, and a suspect was provisionally detained.
During a dispute at an apartment in Raunheim, a 28-year-old allegedly seriously injured a 29-year-old with a knife. The suspect was provisionally detained.
Two men demanded money from a 20-year-old in Munich’s old town in June. When he refused, one attacked him with a knife and the other punched him. One suspect is now in pre-trial detention.
