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 %
303 Cases · 4.82 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.
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A 19-year-old man allegedly demanded money and a phone from two brothers in Hof and drew a knife to reinforce his demands. He fled on a bicycle and was later arrested.
During a dispute between two women at a Hamburg accommodation facility, one woman reportedly threatened with a knife. Police responded with seven patrol cars.
A 34-year-old man was injured by knife stabs during a dispute at a venue in Rüsselsheim. His opponent fled, and prosecutors are treating the case as attempted homicide.
During a confrontation in Konstanz, one of two attackers drew a knife against a 46-year-old man. The man was later slightly injured by shots from a blank-firing gun.
A 23-year-old was attacked with an unidentified sharp-edged object on Nikolaistrasse in Göttingen and seriously injured. The 24-year-old suspect later surrendered to police and has since been released.
During a dispute at an accommodation facility in Metzingen, a 25-year-old man allegedly stabbed a 21-year-old man in the back. The suspect is in pre-trial detention while authorities investigate suspected attempted homicide.
A 26-year-old man held a machete in a threatening manner toward people at an event in Rabenäußig. No one was injured, and police took him into custody.
In Bad Schönborn, an unknown man allegedly threatened a teenager with a knife and demanded his bag. He then struck and kicked the teenager before fleeing with the stolen property.
Vehicle occupants told police that a man carrying a knife had run toward them near Weißquartierplatz in Landau. The same man is also under investigation over a separate allegation.
During a group attack at a Berlin hotel, a 20-year-old man was reportedly threatened with a knife. Four guests were injured; three suspects were detained and later released.
During a dispute at an allotment garden in Gaimersheim, a 46-year-old man allegedly seriously injured his 44-year-old acquaintance with a sword. The suspect is in pre-trial detention.
Two men allegedly robbed a teenager in Duisburg. One threatened him with a knife and a baton, while the other struck him; the teenager suffered minor injuries.
After a dispute in an apartment, a 28-year-old man allegedly attacked his 29-year-old housemate with a knife. The injured man went to hospital, and the suspect is in pre-trial detention.
A 45-year-old man allegedly pursued two teenagers through Hilden's pedestrian area and threatened them with a knife. Neither was injured, and police detained the man.
Three men were found with stab and cut injuries after a dispute between two groups at a park in Berlin-Moabit. Two needed emergency surgery, and several unidentified men reportedly fled.
A 63-year-old man threatened a bar worker with a machete in Bremen-Woltmershausen after she declined to serve him a drink. He fled and was later identified as a suspect.
Two neighbours were injured in a knife altercation in Bremen. A 33-year-old man required surgery for life-threatening injuries; police arrested the other man, aged 26, who was also injured.
