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
A man allegedly threatened a passer-by in Dreieich with a knife and a baseball bat before taking his bicycle and sports bag. Police provisionally detained a suspect.
A 25-year-old man allegedly attacked a teenager with a knife on a local bus near Blaustein. The teenager sustained minor injuries, and the suspect was arrested and provisionally placed in psychiatric care.
A 34-year-old man received inpatient treatment after suffering stab injuries in an act of violence in Leinefelde. A 36-year-old suspect was provisionally detained.
A man allegedly injured an acquaintance with a kitchen knife in Frankfurt-Niederrad. The suspect was arrested and remanded on suspicion of attempted manslaughter and dangerous bodily harm.
Two men were injured with a knife during a dispute in their shared apartment in Gera. Police are investigating both on suspicion of dangerous bodily harm.
A man robbed an 18-year-old in Bremen of headphones and coins and threatened to stab him with a knife. Police arrested a 27-year-old suspect, and a warrant for pre-trial detention was issued.
A 33-year-old man allegedly threatened a witness with a butcher's knife in Appelhülsen. He had allegedly tried to enter a house beforehand and was later arrested by police.
Two unidentified men threatened a 24-year-old man with a knife and a baton at a Stuttgart light-rail stop and demanded cash. They fled without any proceeds.
Two masked men are alleged to have threatened the owner of a restaurant in Heinebach with a knife and an apparent firearm before stealing a cash register and a wallet.
After attacking guests outside a venue in Neubeckum, an unidentified man held a folding knife and approached another man. Two people sustained minor injuries.
Three people were injured by stabbing tools during a confrontation between two groups outside a nightclub in Bielefeld. A teenager suffered life-threatening injuries.
A 36-year-old man said he was threatened with a knife by a 33-year-old man during a dispute in Friedrichshafen. Police are investigating the circumstances.
