Heavy robbery in Vienna: police are looking for five young people for raid!

Heavy robbery in Vienna: police are looking for five young people for raid!

Wien, Österreich - in Vienna, a severe robbery became known on May 19, 2025, which occurred on April 21, 2025 in a quick track. Five male young people are sought by the police after pressing a 14-year-old young cash and massively attacking him. According to 5min.at, the perpetrators surrounded the victim and asked them to give them money. When the boy refused, the attackers hit him in the face several times. Finally they robbed him of the ATM card and forced it with a knife to publish the associated pin code.

After the attack, the young people fled in an unknown direction at the Vienna-Western station. The police evaluated video recordings and secured photographs of the alleged perpetrators. In addition, by the victim's account, cash withdrawals were carried out with the stolen ATM card after the crime. The Vienna State Police Directorate asks the population for clues, also anonymous, to the State Criminal Police Office in Vienna on 01-31310-33800.

connection with youth crime

The incident is part of a worrying trend of youth crime, which has been observed in Austria in recent years. According to bmi.gv.at, the number of crimes committed by minors between 2014 and 2023 has increased significantly. The number of ads around 10 to 14 year old grew from 6,311 to 9,730. This increase has led to the establishment of an interministerial working group to combat youth crime, which has been active since March 2024. This group is led by Dieter CSEFEFA, the Federal Coordinator of the Operational Groups.

A special focus of the working group is on minor intensive offenders who have committed up to 200 crimes. The problems are particularly evident in Vienna: 500 students are suspended here every year, with an increasing trend. Many of these young people often have no regulated daily routine and do not return to school after suspenders. Youth gangs often struggle for dominance in parks, which has ethnically motivated conflicts between groups, including Syrians, Afghans and Chechens.

effects and prevention measures

The violent spiral among young people is fueled by social media and chat groups. The police see themselves as the enemy of the youth gangs, which leads to a culture of provocation and the abuse between the groups. Robbery, such as the quick track, are among the most common offenses, although defenseless victims are often affected. A well -known hotspot for such raids in Vienna is the Treppelweg along the Danube Canal.

In order to counteract the situation, a draft for the amendment of the Security Police Act was developed, which is supposed to prevent dangerous attacks by minors. Since March 30, 2024, a prohibition on weapons has also been in force on Reumannplatz in Vienna. An increased police presence by the youth crime group has been observed since March 2024. In a comprehensive survey from March to November 2024, 6,843 people were displayed nationwide, including 1,756 minors.

The project "Under18" for young people aged 12 and over will focus in 2025 a special focus on prevention and fighting youth crime. The multidimensionality of the problem requires the cooperation of different social areas, and the working group is divided into four sub -areas: law enforcement, law, youth and integration, as well as education and school.