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 October 24, 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 %
360 Cases · 3.20 Cases per 100,000 residents
Bavaria
13,260,815 Population
15.88 %26.18 %2.98 %
322 Cases · 2.43 Cases per 100,000 residents
Berlin
3,701,307 Population
4.43 %35.45 %5.21 %
132 Cases · 3.57 Cases per 100,000 residents
Brandenburg
2,552,851 Population
3.06 %10.07 %2.96 %
73 Cases · 2.86 Cases per 100,000 residents
Bremen
706,901 Population
0.85 %40.03 %6.62 %
59 Cases · 8.35 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 %
304 Cases · 4.84 Cases per 100,000 residents
Lower Saxony
8,002,922 Population
9.58 %22.62 %4.24 %
197 Cases · 2.46 Cases per 100,000 residents
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
1,567,290 Population
1.88 %8.61 %3.34 %
33 Cases · 2.11 Cases per 100,000 residents
North Rhine-Westphalia
17,999,392 Population
21.55 %30.14 %4.40 %
613 Cases · 3.41 Cases per 100,000 residents
Rhineland-Palatinate
4,124,910 Population
4.94 %25.87 %3.51 %
112 Cases · 2.72 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saarland
1,008,047 Population
1.21 %24.11 %5.35 %
9 Cases · 0.89 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saxony
4,024,188 Population
4.82 %10.49 %3.41 %
113 Cases · 2.81 Cases per 100,000 residents
Saxony-Anhalt
2,121,638 Population
2.54 %9.95 %3.69 %
78 Cases · 3.68 Cases per 100,000 residents
Schleswig-Holstein
2,959,859 Population
3.54 %19.29 %4.03 %
68 Cases · 2.30 Cases per 100,000 residents
Thuringia
2,081,288 Population
2.49 %10.19 %3.49 %
57 Cases · 2.74 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 now aged 30 allegedly attacked his mother and sister with a knife in Schleswig in April 2026. Police stopped him by shooting at him, and his trial has now begun.
A 52-year-old man was seriously injured in Dachau in an attack involving punches, kicks and stabbing injuries. Five suspects have been remanded on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
Two men injured each other during a dispute outside a restaurant in Pfullendorf. A 49-year-old stabbed his 38-year-old opponent in the abdomen with a folding knife.
Two masked suspects allegedly threatened and assaulted a 65-year-old employee with a knife in a warehouse in Mettmann. A shelf was subsequently found burning.
Three unidentified suspects allegedly held a teenager at Maschsee in Hanover, threatened him with a knife and robbed him. The suspects fled and the teenager was unharmed.
A 55-year-old man was seriously injured in an alleged knife attack at the market square in Bad Schönborn. A 36-year-old man was provisionally detained.
During a dispute in the S-Bahn area of Stuttgart central station, a 36-year-old man reportedly said he had a knife with him. Police said he then allegedly struck his 23-year-old counterpart in the face with a mobile phone and later threatened him again.
A man is alleged to have injured a course participant with a kitchen knife at a social support facility in Hamburg-Hamm. A remand order was issued against him.
A man allegedly produced a utility knife during an argument at a bar in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Two guests suffered cut injuries as other guests restrained him.
A 43-year-old man is alleged to have threatened residents in Bad Freienwalde with a knife and demanded a bicycle on 28 April. Police opened an investigation.
