Courageous neighbors catch robbery in Vienna-Floridsdorf!

Courageous neighbors catch robbery in Vienna-Floridsdorf!

Wien-Floridsdorf, Österreich - In the night of Wednesday, a 23-year-old woman in Vienna-Floridsdorf was the victim of a raid. The perpetrator, a 20-year-old Slovak without residence in Austria, grabbed the young woman from behind and pressed her against a wall while trying to snatch her cell phone. The woman fought bravely and called for help, which caused two brave residents to come to the scene. These separated the victim from the perpetrator and held him until the police arrived. The attacker was then arrested and displayed on suspicion of attempted robbery. The 23-year-old suffered several mild injuries, but was released into home care after treatment. According to [Exxpress.at] (https://exxpress.at/news/dramain-in-wien-floridsdorf-raeuber-von-mutigen-anrainern-fest, this incident shows the growing crime in the region.

A similar incident also occurred in Vienna-Floridsdorf, where an 18-year-old student was victim of a robbery. Several young men attacked the student, beat him and stole his backpack, his mobile phone and his wallet. The student suffered significant facial and skull bruises and was hospitalized after emergency medical care. This group of perpetrators fled in an unknown direction. In addition, a 17-year-old stated that she was beaten in the shared apartment by her 20-year-old brother after she was traveling with the attacker. A ban on entering and rising was imposed on the brother, and the police showed him on suspicion of robbery and assault, as kosmo.at.

increasing crime in Austria

These incidents are part of a larger trend in Austria, where a total of around 528,000 crimes were reported in 2023 - the highest level since 2016. Over a third of these offenses, around 186,000, were in Vienna. The number of thefts has reached the highest value so far at around 85,400. Foreign crime is particularly striking, where around 43% of the suspected foreigners were. This has triggered concern in the population, since 70% of Austrians believe that immigrants tighten crime problems, according to the data from statista.com.

criminal aid and trust in the police seem to be important to the citizens, because according to surveys, 77% of the population have confidence in the police. Nevertheless, the public is increasingly discussed in public. The current situation shows that both raids and other forms of violent crime in Vienna are more and more focused on.