Knife attack in Vienna: Three men in the violent scenario injured!

In the early morning hours of February 8th, a shocking knife attack occurred in new Vienna. An attentive resident of Lindengasse alerted the police around 1.30 a.m. after he witnessed a palpable dispute between three men. According to reports from Vienna.at, one of the men wore a knife, which drastically escalated the situation. When the police arrived, the participants were already on the ground and a 21-year-old suspect was immediately disarmed.

The 21-year-old, a citizen of Austria, is suspected of having injured two other men aged 26 and 28. The younger man suffered cuts on his face, while the older one had to be taken to the hospital with an ankle break. Surprisingly, the suspect also injured his own knife during the incident. After the arrest, he is charged with serious bodily harm and the investigation is in progress, whereby the two victims indicate not to know the attacker.

background of the knife attacks

A little later, due to similar incidents, the reports from BNN.de threw a light on the continuing discussions about knife attacks in connection with migration. After a fatal attack by an Afghan asylum seeker in Aschaffenburg, the question quickly raised whether foreigners were responsible for this. However, figures from the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) show that knife attacks are usually committed by adult men and that the origin of the suspects is often not easy to categorize.

In 2023, the BKA recorded over 8,900 knife attacks, a frightening increase compared to previous years. It should be noted that most suspects are not recorded in detail according to the migration background or after nationality. However, the data show that non-German suspects in some federal states make a significant part in the perpetrators, which further fuels the debate about origin and crime. Such incidents such as in Vienna and the associated deaths or injuries must continue to be integrated into a broader context of social violence and threats.