Vienna's crime shoots up: favorites remain the focus!

Vienna's crime shoots up: favorites remain the focus!

Favoriten, Wien, Österreich - in 2024 Vienna recorded an alarming increase in crimes. A total of 194,981 crimes were reported, which corresponds to an increase of 4.6 percent compared to the previous year. These figures make it clear that crime in the country's capital remains a serious topic.

Overall, the number of crimes displayed rose by over 50,000 cases since the low in 2021, when only 144,183 crimes were registered. The high proportion of foreign suspect, which has risen to 57.1 percent - is particularly striking - a new high. This brings additional challenges for the fight against crime.

crime focus in Vienna

Favoriten has been shown as the central crime hotspot in Vienna for years with the most indicated offenses that amount to 26,218 cases in 2024. Other districts also contribute to the concern for worrying: Floridsdorf recorded 15,114 and Donaustadt 14,979 crimes. In Leopoldstadt, the number of crimes rose by 17 percent to 13,715, while Josefstadt has a few criminal offenses with 3,058 advertisements.

violent crime also increased, with 31,006 violent offenses and an increase of 5.2 percent. The increase in rape by 10.9 percent is particularly alarming to 519 cases as well as the predatory offenses that rose by 18.1 percent. It should be noted that three quarters of the robberies took place in public places.

tendencies in crime development

The property crime was another focus with 71,387 ads, which rose by 5.1 percent. The most common offenses occurred in streets, residential buildings and basement compartments. In addition, the number of young people suspected experienced a significant increase: in 2024, 14,804 among 18 year olds were reported, which means an increase of over 30 percent. The 10 to 14 year olds are particularly affected, the number of which has risen from 3,186 to 5,066 cases.

In contrast, there is a decline in advertisements for internet crime. These dropped by 8 percent to 21,210 cases, which indicates a slight improvement in this area.

The context of police crime statistics

The police crime statistics (PKS) serves as a central data source to record and analyze criminals in Austria. It is created based on the Austrian Criminal Code and relevant secondary laws. Since 2001, all displayed cases have been recorded, which enables detailed long -term development and contributes to the strategic planning of measures in the fight against crime. The last updates of this data come from April 14, 2025, and the PKS is continuously adapted to social and legal changes in order to support preventive and repressive fighting of crime Report of the Federal Criminal Police Office .