Young burglars in Spittal: Diesel and Krampus mask stolen!

Young burglars in Spittal: Diesel and Krampus mask stolen!

Spittal an der Drau, Österreich - On June 23, 2025, the Spittal police inspection on the Drau arrested a 21-year-old man from the Villach-Land district. He is suspected of having committed several burglary thefts between May 3 and June 20, 2025. Valuable objects, including several thousand liters of diesel and copper cable, were stolen on these acts. There is also a Krampus mask with fur and rod under the stolen objects. The total damage amounts to several thousand euros, as [Klick Carärnten] (https://www.klick-kaernten.at/1330972025/21-jaehriger-in-spittal-fest.

The investigation was initiated after an incident in the night to June 20, 2025. That evening, unknown perpetrators diesel pumped out of the irrelevant tank of a mobile screening system in a gravel pit in the Spittal district on the Drau. A total of around 2,000 liters of diesel are said to have been stolen. It is believed that diesel was previously stolen from two sieve facilities and two wheel loaders in May and early June.

increasing crime figures in a nationwide comparison

The current crime statistics show a worrying increase in crimes in Germany. According to the police crime statistics (PKS), the crimes recorded rose by 5.5 % in 2023 to a total of 5,940,667 cases. The clearance rate was 58.4 %, which means an improvement of 1.1 percentage points compared to the previous year. The factors that led to this increase include the increased mobility after the covid 19 restrictions on the covid and economic and social stress increased by inflation in accordance with the analysis of the BKA.

The development in theft is particularly striking, which have increased by a total of 10.7 %. Within this category, shoplifting records recorded a remarkable increase from 23.6 % to 426,096 cases, the highest level since 2006. Inflammatory burglary theft rose by 18.1 %, but are still below the level of 2019.

trend reversal or continuation of crime?

The following year 2024 there was a slight decline in crime by 1.7 % to 5,837,445 registered crimes. The main reason for this was the cannabis partialization, which led to a significant decline in drug crime. Nevertheless, the violent crime with an increase to 217,277 cases remains worst and is the highest value since 2007. suspect children and adolescents, which indicates a growing challenge in this area.

The police will continue the investigation against the arrested 21-year-old intensively in order to clarify possible further crimes. At the same time, society is required to find solutions that can counteract the increasing number of crime.