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
During an argument in an apartment in Viersen, a man is alleged to have seriously injured a 42-year-old with a knife. The suspect was remanded in custody.
A 25-year-old man was seriously injured and another 25-year-old man slightly injured during an altercation following a dispute in Zwickau. Police provisionally detained a 47-year-old suspect.
A masked man threatened a petrol station employee in Bielefeld with a knife and took 50 euros. The 23-year-old suspect was arrested and remanded in custody.
A 30-year-old man is alleged to have injured a 37-year-old man with a folding knife after an argument in Friedberg. The suspect was arrested and remanded in custody.
After a dispute in an apartment in Munich-Harlaching, a man allegedly threatened another man with a knife. He is also alleged to have injured him with a punch beforehand.
Three youths are suspected of threatening two youths with a knife and demanding money in Dresden-Prohlis. The victims fled and were sprayed with irritant.
A child is suspected of threatening two children with a pocketknife and demanding money in Offenbach. Police identified the minor and handed him over to his parents.
During an argument in Dortmund-Hörde, a 19-year-old injured a 21-year-old with a knife. The injured man was taken to hospital and the suspect was provisionally detained.
Three men allegedly confronted a 27-year-old man during an attempted robbery in Dortmund-Derne. One of them held a knife in front of him and demanded cash.
A 24-year-old woman was injured on her hand in an attack in Niederwerrn. The unidentified perpetrator is alleged to have used a utility knife and fled.
