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
Two masked men threatened a petrol station employee in Hanover with a knife and a baseball bat. They fled with cigarettes after failing to obtain cash.
Following an argument at a Nuremberg guesthouse, a man is alleged to have attacked his opponent several times with a knife, causing minor injuries. The suspect fled.
A group of youths allegedly attacked seven people playing football in a Chemnitz park and demanded money from them. One teenager was reportedly lightly injured with a knife.
An unknown man is alleged to have stabbed a 21-year-old walker in the abdomen with a knife on a field path near Fuldatal-Ihringshausen. The victim suffered minor injuries and the attacker fled.
A 30-year-old man allegedly threatened police officers with a knife at Mailänder Platz in Stuttgart. He was arrested and remanded in custody after a warrant was issued.
A 29-year-old man drew a knife during a dispute at Weimar's Christmas market. Police took him into custody, and four people suffered minor injuries during the operation.
A 59-year-old man is alleged to have seriously injured his 50-year-old flatmate with a knife in Nuremberg. The victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
A man is alleged to have opened a pocketknife on a Hamburg suburban train and made cutting and stabbing motions near passengers. Security staff held him until federal police arrived.
Two armed suspects allegedly robbed a kiosk in Dortmund and seriously injured its 37-year-old operator with a machete. Both suspects were found nearby.
A 36-year-old man is alleged to have critically injured a 21-year-old with a knife following an argument in Mainhardt. He was arrested and remanded in custody.
A 40-year-old man was seriously injured with a knife during an argument in an apartment in Ravensburg. Police are investigating his 42-year-old roommate.
A 38-year-old woman was seriously injured with a stab wound during a domestic dispute in Steinbach. A 36-year-old suspect also injured two police officers during his arrest.
