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
A man was reportedly threatened with a knife-like object in Zeulenroda-Triebes on Friday evening. Police initially could not locate either the victim or the suspect.
A 23-year-old man was critically injured with a knife during a dispute outside a fast-food restaurant in Bad Honnef. A 20-year-old suspect was arrested after fleeing.
An unknown man is alleged to have threatened and raped a massage therapist with two knives at a massage parlour in Münster. Police have launched a public search for the suspect.
In Frankfurt am Main, a man allegedly drew a knife and demanded a watch during an arranged sale. The seller reportedly prevented the attempted robbery with a blank-firing gun, and police arrested the suspect.
A man was allegedly threatened with a knife during a dispute outside a facility for homeless people in Hof. A detention order was issued against the suspected attacker.
A man allegedly stabbed a traveller several times at Berlin Central Station. The victim underwent surgery and was not in life-threatening danger; the suspect was remanded in custody.
In Lübeck, a woman allegedly attacked her mother with at least one knife, causing superficial injuries. The suspect was placed in provisional accommodation.
Three men are alleged to have attacked two 26-year-olds in Mönchengladbach. One held a folding knife at a victim, but the suspects fled without any loot.
A 25-year-old man is alleged to have threatened a cashier with a knife and taken cash from a petrol station in Lauffen. He was disarmed after fleeing, detained and remanded in custody.
A 21-year-old man was found with a stab wound in Bottrop and taken to hospital with serious injuries. A life-threatening condition could not be ruled out, and a homicide investigation unit is investigating.
During an altercation on Adalbertsteinweg in Aachen, one of three attackers reportedly held a knife, witnesses said. Three men sustained minor injuries and the attackers fled.
