Analysis
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 of published cases by federal state with population, immigration history and people seeking protection.
Data through 2025-12-31
| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 321 |
| February | 279 |
| March | 307 |
| April | 251 |
| May | 311 |
| June | 299 |
| July | 275 |
| August | 279 |
| September | 257 |
| October | 252 |
| November | 239 |
| December | 171 |
3241 results
A man allegedly threatened a housemate with a kitchen knife during a dispute in Grünwald and lightly injured his hand.
A man is alleged to have threatened federal police officers with a knife at Bielefeld central station. No knife was found during a search.
A 41-year-old man allegedly injured two men with a knife in a Hildesheim bar. He was detained after fleeing and remanded in custody.
A man allegedly threatened a shop owner with a knife and demanded money in Kaiserslautern. Pre-trial detention was ordered.
A man sustained a knife cut during a renewed confrontation following a dispute in central Göttingen.
Three unknown offenders forced a parcel delivery driver in Eystrup to hand over 190 parcels at knifepoint.
A homeowner and a suspect were injured with a knife during a scuffle outside a residence in Neumünster.
A man allegedly threatened a cyclist with a knife in Hamm. The suspect was provisionally detained.
During a dispute at Augustaplatz in Baden-Baden, a 21-year-old man is alleged to have attacked a man lying on the ground with a knife. The injured man was taken to hospital, and the suspect was provisionally detained.
A masked man threatened a bakery employee with a knife in Thalheim/Erzgeb. and stole cash before fleeing on foot.
A 60-year-old man was injured in an attack in Magdeburg. Police provisionally detained a 52-year-old suspect, who was later ordered to be placed in psychiatric care.
During an altercation on a street in Gronau, a man slightly injured another man with a samurai sword.
Following a robbery extortion at a bakery in Thalheim, investigators seized a knife used in the offence and part of the cash.
Three men suffered cut and stab wounds during an altercation outside a restaurant in Wuppertal.
An unidentified man allegedly threatened a 58-year-old man with a knife at Ellental station. According to federal police, he had first verbally threatened the couple.
Two masked men robbed a perfume shop in Bottrop. One threatened an employee with a large knife or machete and demanded cash.
During a dispute outside a primary school in Eisleben, a woman allegedly caused superficial injuries to two women with scissors.
During a dispute in Bremen's Bahnhofsvorstadt district, a man injured a 28-year-old in the face with a knife. The suspect was later provisionally detained.
Three men allegedly threatened a 26-year-old man with a knife before punching and kicking him in Gelsenkirchen. They fled on bicycles.
Cologne police detained a 37-year-old man suspected of attacking several people and, among other acts, making threats with a knife.
