Crime in Austria: Current figures and trends 2025 revealed!

Crime in Austria: Current figures and trends 2025 revealed!

On March 27, 2025, the media will report on current developments in crime statistics for Austria. The police crime statistics (PKS) are a central tool for analyzing crime and are continually updated. It is based on the requirements of the Austrian Criminal Code (StGB) and additional criminal law and is characterized by the electronic recording of all cases reported since 2001. This data is crucial for the strategic planning of criminal investigation measures and for effectively combating crime.

The PKS not only serves to record and analyze crimes, but also to support preventive and repressive measures against crime. A key aspect of these statistics is that they only record cases that are reported to the police and sent to the court, while the number of unreported cases and the outcome of court proceedings are not taken into account. Factors such as the reporting behavior of the population and the intensity of police controls can have a decisive influence on the statistics.

Long-term developments and adjustments

Long-term developments, which are evaluated within a period of ten years, are particularly important for the analysis. In order to do justice to constantly changing circumstances, the PKS is continuously adapted to changes in criminal law and social phenomena. Annually published security reports, prepared by the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) and the Federal Ministry of Justice (BMJ), provide detailed information on developments in crime statistics and other criminal policy aspects.

The last updated information is from August 9, 2024 and thus illustrates the dynamics in crime development. Media such as ORF report closely on the analysis and the impact of these statistics on public safety. A comprehensive look at the PKS shows how closely statistical surveys are interwoven with the everyday life of the population and how they can contribute to curbing crime. ORF reports that... and thus complements the relevance of these statistics for society.

Overall, it remains a central challenge to ensure security in the country and combat crime sustainably. The police are supported in these efforts by the information from the PKS and the annually published security reports. The Federal Criminal Police Office comprehensively records developments and trends in crime and thus offers a valuable overview of the security situation in Austria. You can find more information about this on the Federal Criminal Police Office website at BKA.