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
Following an argument at shared accommodation in Meckenbeuren, a man allegedly tried to attack a fellow resident with a kitchen knife. The other man escaped and was unharmed.
An unknown man allegedly threatened a couple with a knife and demanded money in Straubing. Four people sustained minor injuries, and the suspect fled without any proceeds.
A man is alleged to have stabbed an acquaintance in the neck at the victim's home in Wolgast. The suspect is in pre-trial detention on suspicion of manslaughter.
A woman is alleged to have attacked an employee with a kitchen knife at a Munich retail shop. The injured man received outpatient treatment, and the suspect was arrested.
Following an argument in an apartment building in Bestwig, a man is alleged to have stabbed his opponent in the chest with a kitchen knife. The injured man was treated in hospital.
An unknown man allegedly threatened a 61-year-old man with a knife and made stabbing motions during a dispute in woodland in Düren. The man was later lightly injured by a punch.
Following a suspected robbery-related theft at an electronics store in Darmstadt, a 19-year-old allegedly reached for a kitchen knife while confronting two employees. Police provisionally detained him.
A 44-year-old man allegedly threatened a cashier with a knife at a Dortmund supermarket and said he intended to rob it. A customer disarmed and restrained him until police arrived.
A 33-year-old man allegedly threatened a petrol station employee he knew with a knife in Dreieich after an argument. He was provisionally detained following a brief flight.
At an asylum-seeker accommodation in Augsburg, a man threatened a fellow resident with a knife. Both were subsequently injured in a physical altercation.
Following an altercation at a playground in Gera, a man is alleged to have drawn a kitchen knife and threatened a group. A youth had earlier been slightly injured in the fight.
