Two teenagers after a onset of a restaurant in Vienna!

Two teenagers after a onset of a restaurant in Vienna!

In early Wednesday morning, there was an incident in Vienna that draws public attention to youth crime. The Pappenheimgasse police inspection arrested two young men who are suspected of having hit the glass door of a restaurant and searching the premises. The suspects, a 16-year-old Somalian citizen and an 18-year-old Austrian citizen, were already on the run when the police arrived. However, the officials managed to arrest the two suspected men quickly. It is currently the subject of investigations that are conducted by the Vienna State Criminal Police Office West, whether there was theft in the restaurant. Vienna.at reports that the incident took place on June 5, 2025.

This incident is part of a worrying statistics. In 2024, a total of 12,049 crimes by young people aged 10 to 14 years were registered in Vienna. The statistics are particularly striking about three guys, including the brothers Samuel and Silvio, who together have committed more than 2,220 crimes. These acts include both thefts and burglaries, some of which have already been committed before the perpetrators were punishable. Samuel, 16 years old, has to serve a prison sentence, while his 14-year-old brother Silvio recently raced through the city with a stolen car and collided a light mast. [Today.at] (https://www.heute.at/s/teenie-brueder- Mehrt- almals-2200-straps-in-120106329) reported that the family history of the brothers who have Serbian roots and the difficult living conditions under which they grew up in their behavior.

background to juvenile crime

reports show that Samuel and Silvio are stirring their crimes on social media. There are reports that the majority of their childhood was spent in a crisis center in Meidling, which has probably contributed to their criminal behavior. The authorities are under pressure, especially the Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP), who calls for a "prison -like" accommodation for so -called "system sprinkles" and even discusses the reduction in penalty to twelve years. Such a drastic measure may help combat the growing problems of youth crime in Vienna and to prevent similar incidents like the latest slump. ORF Vienna also reported about it.

The current events also make a highlight of the need for an effective social and legal framework in order to sustainably reduce youth crime in Vienna. It remains to be seen which measures the authorities will take in the coming months to counter this challenge.