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 39-year-old passenger was attacked with a knife on a train to Eutin. His jacket was damaged but he was uninjured; the attacker and an associate escaped.
An unknown assailant critically injured a 28-year-old man in Duisburg on Thursday evening. Police are investigating an attempted homicide and are searching for the suspect.
People were threatened with a knife during multiple robberies in Frankfurt's station district. A 19-year-old was robbed, while a 25-year-old allegedly entered a kiosk repeatedly carrying a knife.
In Bremen-Burglesum, a woman is suspected of threatening and injuring her daughter with a knife in their shared home. The child sustained minor injuries and the mother was arrested.
A 38-year-old man allegedly attacked a 37-year-old man with a kitchen knife at a residential facility in Rieden am Forggensee. The victim prevented stab wounds, and both men sustained minor injuries.
A 24-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man were treated for stab wounds at a Berlin hospital. The woman said her former partner had caused her injuries; a knife with blood traces was seized from him.
During a dispute in Nordhausen, a juvenile allegedly inflicted a serious cut injury to a man's face with a knife. The suspect was provisionally detained.
An unknown man allegedly snatched a teenage girl's phone in Herzogenrath and threatened her with a knife. Criminal police are investigating on suspicion of aggravated robbery.
A 36-year-old man was injured in the leg with a knife during an attempted robbery at an apartment building in Euskirchen. Three unidentified people fled without any stolen property.
Following an argument at Leopoldplatz in Pforzheim, a 29-year-old man is alleged to have shown his opponent a knife and an axe. Police provisionally detained him shortly afterwards.
During a dispute in an apartment building in Halle-Neustadt, a man allegedly attacked a 20-year-old with a knife. The injured man required emergency surgery, and temporary placement was ordered for the suspect.
A 27-year-old man allegedly threatened passers-by with a kitchen knife and damaged several car tyres in Lüneburg. Emergency personnel restrained him, and no one was injured.
A 20-year-old man sustained a stab injury to the abdomen during an altercation in Querfurt. Investigators are still examining how the injury was caused.
