Robbery for 13-year-olds in Vienna's subway: Police are looking for witnesses!

Öffentlichkeitsfahndung nach Raubüberfall auf zwei 13-Jährige in der U-Bahnstation Donauinsel, Wien. Hinweise erbeten.
Public search after robbery on two 13-year-olds in the Donauinsel underground station, Vienna. Evidence requested. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

Robbery for 13-year-olds in Vienna's subway: Police are looking for witnesses!

Donauinsel, Wien, Österreich - The crime-contaminated location in Vienna is further fueled by a serious robbery at a subway station. vienna.at reports of an incident that occurred on March 29, 2025 at the "Danube Island" underground station. Two 13-year-old boys were attacked by a group of four unknown men and threatened with a knife to blackmail their valuables.

The perpetrators searched the young people and stolen cash and headphones before they fled towards the subway station. Fortunately, nobody remained physically injured. The Vienna State Police Directorate has asked the public to help and ensure security images of the suspects.

public search

The police are now actively looking for information from the population. Equalizable information can be given anonymously to the State Criminal Police Office in Vienna, North branch, on 01-31310 67800, as well as meinzirk.at reported.

This dangerous crime throws a shocking light on the increasing crime among young people in Vienna. According to current statistics, which were published in an article on there was an alarming increase in violence and youth crime. The number of crimes indicated among young people rose by impressive 33 %, and particularly worrying is the increase in suspects in the age group from 10 to 14 years, which jumped from 3,186 to 5,066 cases.

challenges of youth crime

The notification figures in Vienna also show that predatory offenses have increased by 18.1 % and the proportion of young people among the perpetrators is growing steadily. More than half of the delinquent young people have a migration background. The increase in youth crime caused the police to form an interdisciplinary working group with a focus on child and youth crime in order to intensify preventive measures.

With the publication of this information, the police call on the public to be vigilant, while the investigation into the attack on the two young people continues. It is to be hoped that these measures can promote the decline in criminal activities among young people in Vienna.

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