Landbauer: Lower Austria does not become a criminal colony for Vienna's immigration policy!

Landbauer: Lower Austria does not become a criminal colony for Vienna's immigration policy!

Wien, Österreich - On June 8, 2025, Udo Landbauer, the LH deputy and state party chairman of the FPÖ in Lower Austria, rejected the Vienna government's emergency plans. These measures are intended in response to the increasing crimes of 10- to 14-year-olds in Vienna. Landbauer accused the Viennese government to pass on his own security problems to other federal states by wanting to position Lower Austria as a "criminal colony" for the failed immigration policy. According to [ots] (https://www.ots.at/presseaus-sung/ots_20250608_ots0014/fpoe-Landbauer-noe-noe-wiren-fuer-Wiens-called immigration policy), this attitude demonstrates a clear rejection of the welcome culture in recent years was.

Landbauer described the current crimes as "foreigner crime" and represented the Austrian young people as the "true victims". He not only demands an immediate asylum stop, but also increased deportations and a reduction in penalty to 12 years. In his opinion, young people who are responsible for serious crimes should also be held responsible.

increase in crimes and migrant policy

The discussion about reduced crime through asylum policy gains in explosive against the background of new statistics. According to the Austrian Integration Fund, only 3,593 positive decisions were made in the area of asylum and subsidiary protection. This represents a decline of 62 percent compared to the previous year and has been the lowest level since the beginning of 2021.

decline in asylum applications

Another point that the latest statistics illustrate is the decline in asylum applications as a whole. A decline of 35 percent was recorded compared to the previous year. In April 2025, 37 percent of asylum applications for Afghan, 26 percent on Syrians and 6 percent on Somalier. These figures throw a new light on the discussion about migration and integration in Austria and underline the positions of politicians like Landbauer.

Developments in asylum policy and the associated social challenges make it clear that the debate about immigration regulations and security will continue to remain a central topic of the political agenda in the future. Landbauer's negative attitude towards the Viennese immigration strategy could be a signal that has far -reaching effects on the entire migration policy in Austria beyond the borders of Lower Austria.