Robbery raids: E-scooter and backpacks in Vienna!
Robbery raids: E-scooter and backpacks in Vienna!
In the past few days, there have been several incidents of robbery and theft in Vienna, which attract the attention of the authorities. A 33-year-old man in the Perfecta road was the victim of a robbery in which he was stolen a fuss in him with a cell phone and a wallet. The perpetrators moved in an unknown direction shortly before midnight. The victim suffered minor injuries, but received help from the Vienna professional rescue on site and was then taken to the hospital. The investigation was taken over by the Vienna State Criminal Police Office, South. Witnesses are asked to contact the police; Information can be given anonymously, such as [Kleine Zeitung] (https://www.kleinezeitung.at/service/newsticker/chronik/19797372/wiener-raeuber-wollten-bauchschfag-back- and-e-scooter reported.Another incident occurred on Leipziger Platz, where a 15-year-old boy was also victim of a robbery. There, a group of peers watched the young people to drive their e-scooter worth over 900 euros. A member of the group bored the scooter under the pretext of driving a round and drove away. After insults and a punch, the boy gave up the scooter, whereupon the perpetrator fled. The police were later able to stop the alleged perpetrator, a 15-year-old Sweden. The e-scooter could be identified thanks to its serial number, but the accused was not confessed in his first interrogation.
predatory attacks in Vienna
In a further escalation of youth crime, the night on Sunday in the Mariahilf district was an attempted predatory theft. A group of friends was sitting in the Fritz-Imhoff-Park around midnight when two unknown men were molested, one of the perpetrators wore a storm hood. An 18-year-old Serbian citizen then grabbed a friend's backpack. The group was able to hold the perpetrator, there was a handmade, in the course of which the perpetrator hit a 27-year-old victim in the face and entered him. The police arrested the alleged perpetrator a short time later. The storm hood was found during a search, and a 33-year-old accomplice was also researched. Both accused were reported for attempted predatory theft, while the victim needed emergency care for his facial injuries.
context of crime in Austria
The increase in such attacks takes place in the context of an increasing crime rate in Austria. Around 528,000 crimes were reported in 2023, which has been the highest level since 2016. In Vienna alone, more than 186,000 offenses, including around 85,400 thefts, which represent the highest number in the country's history. The figures on foreign crime are also alarming: in 2022, 43 % of the suspects and convicted foreigners. This leads to a feeling of uncertainty among the population, whereby 70 % of Austrians believe that immigrants tighten the crime problems, such as Statista In view of this development, 85 % of the respondents reaffirm the desire to combat Islamist terror, while trust in the police is 77 %. The police show a clearance rate of 52.3 %, which is a minimal increase compared to the previous year. Such statistics illustrate the challenges with which the security authorities are confronted and the need for a comprehensive approach to combat crime in Austria.
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