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More and more violence against women: alarming increase in crimes!
Police warn of phishing and increasing internet crime; New statistics show alarming increase in gender -specific violence.
More and more violence against women: alarming increase in crimes!
The current reports on crimes against women show alarming numbers and point out a worrying trend. On November 19, 2024, the Vice President of the Federal Criminal Police Office, Michael Kretschmer, presented the new position in gender -specific crimes directed against women, which shows an increase in both prejudiced crimes as well as other offenses that are mainly committed against women. This includes a significant increase in 56.3 percent of prejudiced crimes compared to the previous year, including 29 -recorded misogynistic violent offenses, which are almost twice as many as 2022. In fact, 180,715 female victims of domestic violence and 52,330 victims of sex criminal offenses were stated, which corresponds to an increase of 5.6 percent or 6.2 percent. The devastating statistics also show that 938 women were violently killed, which underlines the urgency of the topic, how Bka.de reported.
Rapidly rising internet crime and attempts to fraud
In addition to the increasing numbers of violence against women, society suffers from an increase in internet crime. Like a report of orf.at shows that there were over 4,000 ads based on fraud attempts in 2023, whereby this number may be exceeded this year. Criminal phishing emails are particularly troubled by the population, in which money is said to be transferred by the ÖGK or other institutions, but this is largely counterfeiting. Michael Steidl from the police's crime prevention points out that the ÖGK does not send such messages and calls for the police to contact the police immediately in the event of uncertainties. These criminal machinations are often difficult to see through and can have dangerous consequences for the victims.
In view of these alarming trends, it is clear that both the security authorities and society as a whole are required to take measures to protect women and combat internet crime. The calculation and publication of such data is crucial for prevention and combating these atrocities.