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.
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A 22-year-old is alleged to have threatened an 18-year-old with a knife during an alleged drug deal that escalated in Kempten and forced him to hand over 5,000 euros. Pre-trial detention was ordered.
Following an argument at Kerpen Local Court, an unidentified man allegedly injured a 42-year-old man with a pointed object. The victim required emergency surgery and the suspect fled.
An unknown man is alleged to have threatened a minor with a knife at a cemetery in Hamburg-Harburg and demanded his bag. Shortly afterwards, a woman was forced out of her car at a nearby intersection.
A woman allegedly threatened two men with a knife and made stabbing motions towards them in Reisinger Anlagen in Wiesbaden. Nobody was injured, and police arrested the woman.
An unidentified man allegedly attacked and superficially injured a teenage girl with a pointed object while she was jogging in Bodelshausen. He fled, and the police search has so far been unsuccessful.
A suspect is alleged to have attacked and seriously injured at least four people in Bielefeld with a knife and a spear-like object. He was remanded in custody on suspicion of attempted murder.
A man is alleged to have threatened a 39-year-old man with a knife in Kirchheim unter Teck. Other people threw drink cans at the victim, who was not injured.
A man is alleged to have attacked and injured his wife and her sister with several objects, including a knife, in an apartment in Kronberg-Oberhöchstadt. He has been remanded in custody.
Following an argument at a refugee accommodation facility in Tübingen, a man is alleged to have injured his opponent with a knife. The suspect was provisionally detained.
A man is suspected of critically injuring four guests with knives outside a venue in Bielefeld. The Federal Public Prosecutor General has taken over the investigation.
During a confrontation between two groups in Halle (Saale), people were allegedly threatened with two knives and irritant spray. At least one person sustained minor injuries.
Three people were injured during an altercation outside an apartment building in Halle, including one man seriously. Police arrested a suspect, while the possible weapon remains under investigation.
