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 August 29, 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 %
311 Cases · 2.77 Cases per 100,000 residents
Bavaria
13,260,815 Population
15.88 %26.18 %2.98 %
253 Cases · 1.91 Cases per 100,000 residents
Berlin
3,701,307 Population
4.43 %35.45 %5.21 %
109 Cases · 2.94 Cases per 100,000 residents
Brandenburg
2,552,851 Population
3.06 %10.07 %2.96 %
22 Cases · 0.86 Cases per 100,000 residents
Bremen
706,901 Population
0.85 %40.03 %6.62 %
49 Cases · 6.93 Cases per 100,000 residents
Hamburg
1,869,801 Population
2.24 %35.51 %4.12 %
40 Cases · 2.14 Cases per 100,000 residents
Hesse
6,281,600 Population
7.52 %33.51 %4.42 %
259 Cases · 4.12 Cases per 100,000 residents
Lower Saxony
8,002,922 Population
9.58 %22.62 %4.24 %
174 Cases · 2.17 Cases per 100,000 residents
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
1,567,290 Population
1.88 %8.61 %3.34 %
27 Cases · 1.72 Cases per 100,000 residents
North Rhine-Westphalia
17,999,392 Population
21.55 %30.14 %4.40 %
508 Cases · 2.82 Cases per 100,000 residents
Rhineland-Palatinate
4,124,910 Population
4.94 %25.87 %3.51 %
102 Cases · 2.47 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saarland
1,008,047 Population
1.21 %24.11 %5.35 %
7 Cases · 0.69 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saxony
4,024,188 Population
4.82 %10.49 %3.41 %
87 Cases · 2.16 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saxony-Anhalt
2,121,638 Population
2.54 %9.95 %3.69 %
62 Cases · 2.92 Cases per 100,000 residents
Schleswig-Holstein
2,959,859 Population
3.54 %19.29 %4.03 %
42 Cases · 1.42 Cases per 100,000 residents
Thuringia
2,081,288 Population
2.49 %10.19 %3.49 %
49 Cases · 2.35 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
Following a shoplifting incident, a 37-year-old man allegedly threatened employees at a Gelsenkirchen drugstore with a knife. Police later arrested him.
A 23-year-old man was treated in hospital for stab wounds after a dispute at Hochemmerich market in Duisburg. Witnesses had previously reported that a person allegedly stabbed someone with a knife.
Two unidentified men allegedly attacked a teenager in Karlsruhe's Weststadt district and injured his hand with a pointed object after he refused to hand over cigarettes.
Three suspected juveniles allegedly threatened a teenager in Hamburg-Poppenbüttel with a knife and a telescopic baton, robbed him and caused minor injuries.
During a confrontation at Bremen’s station square, a 36-year-old man is alleged to have attacked a 53-year-old with a pruning saw. The man suffered a cut to the face.
A 39-year-old woman was seriously injured by multiple stab wounds in central Hannover. Police are investigating two unidentified perpetrators on suspicion of attempted homicide.
Police provisionally detained a 25-year-old man after a robbery at a betting shop in Neubrandenburg. He allegedly threatened employees with a knife and demanded cash.
Following a verbal dispute in Leipzig, an 18-year-old injured a 30-year-old man in the hand. Police said a prohibited stabbing instrument was allegedly used.
Two 20-year-old men were injured during an altercation involving a group in Berlin-Britz. One sustained stab wounds, and police are investigating suspects who fled.
An unidentified man threatened a cashier with a kitchen knife at a supermarket in Neuss on 9 April and stole cash. The initial police search did not locate him.
A 35-year-old suspect allegedly threatened a 46-year-old man with a knife and robbed him of valuables in Friedrichshain on 9 April together with an accomplice. Police arrested him after he returned to the victim's apartment.
Following an argument at a bar in Moabit, a man is suspected of critically injuring another man with a knife on the pavement. The suspect was arrested.
