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 altercation in Friedrichshafen, a 20-year-old man allegedly threatened an opponent with a knife in Uferpark. Police took him into custody.
A 28-year-old man suffered cuts to his face during an altercation involving several people at Berliner Platz in Ludwigshafen. The suspected perpetrators fled.
Three unidentified suspects robbed supermarket employees in Schwalmtal-Amern, threatening them with, among other things, a machete and taking cash boxes.
A 49-year-old man suffered a non-life-threatening stab wound during an altercation on Bahnhofstraße in Waiblingen. Several suspects then fled in a white SUV.
Two unknown men allegedly attempted to rob a 19-year-old at a bus stop in Köpenick. After he did not hand over valuables, one of the men injured him with a knife.
Several unidentified people are alleged to have attacked a 49-year-old man in Lentföhrden and injured him with at least one knife. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Following an argument about loud music, a 32-year-old man allegedly threatened a 19-year-old passenger with a knife on a commuter train between Zaisenhausen and Eppingen-West.
Two men are alleged to have threatened each other with knives during an argument outside the music theatre in Gelsenkirchen. One of them was located after fleeing.
Two unidentified men allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Bremen with a knife, forced her into a car and took her back to the station. They stole cash and cigarettes there.
During a dispute at the Luisenplatz stop in Wiesbaden, an unidentified man allegedly drew a knife and threatened other people involved. He fled, and police are investigating.
Following a collision in Rostock, an 18-year-old e-scooter rider allegedly threatened a 20-year-old car driver with a knife. Police located the suspect shortly afterwards on a local bus.
Three masked people allegedly forced a man in Bad Homburg to hand over cash by displaying a knife and pepper spray. He was then attacked with pepper spray and punched.
In Friedrichshafen, a teenager is alleged to have injured another teenager in the face with a knife following an argument. Police are investigating on suspicion of attempted manslaughter and are seeking the suspect, who fled.
