16-year-old injured police officers and brings him into trouble!

16-year-old injured police officers and brings him into trouble!

In an incident in Vienna-Liesing, a 16-year-old teenager was arrested after he was striking during police investigations. According to vienna.at this happened on Erilaweg on May 30, 2025. The teenager initially insulted the officials verbally and threatened them to kill them. When the police tried to arrest him, the young person kicked a police officer against the knee, which led to an injury to the official. This could not continue his service.

In the course of the incident, the 16-year-old was informed that he would be reported for his aggressive behavior. In such situations, the police also act for preventive reasons to prevent further escalations. The youngsters' known youngsters were then brought to a prison. Reports such as that of meinzirk.at explain that such incidents are questionable in urban areas and indicate a greater problem of youth crime.

background to youth crime

youth crime has attracted attention in many western countries in recent years. Data made by the [bpb.de] (https://www.bpb.de/themen/recht- Justice/gangsterlaeufer/203562/jugendkriminalitaet- figures-fakten/) show that young people are usually mostly male and that the majority hire their criminal behavior with growing up. Nevertheless, up to 70% of the students report that they have become delinquent in the past 12 months. In a nationwide student survey, around 43.7% of the male and 23.6% of the female students stated that they had committed crimes.

statistics show that severe forms of youth crime are rare. Nevertheless, incidents always occur, such as those in Vienna that endanger public security. The Berlin longitudinal study shows that a large part of the young people, including 84% of boys and 69% of the girls between the ages of 13 and 18.

In order to combat the causes of youth crime, comprehensive prevention is required. Crime is not a natural phenomenon; Social policy measures are crucial to find effective solutions. In view of the challenges that have social integration and individual deficits, the question remains how societies can offer young people a positive perspective.