Brutal robbery in Vienna: 19-year-old injured with stitch!

Brutal robbery in Vienna: 19-year-old injured with stitch!

On the evening of May 20, 2025, around 9:30 p.m., a 19-year-old man in Vienna favorites was victim to a brutal robbery. The incident occurred at Antonsplatz when a group of about ten young men spoke to the victim and asked for the publication of the wallet and cell phone. Despite the massive threat, the young man refused to surrender his valuables, which led to a violent attack. He felt a stinging pain on his hip and sagged briefly. It was later found that it was a stab wound. The robbers then captured the wallet and mobile phone's mobile phone before they fled.

One hour after the attack, passers -by alarmed the emergency services who arrived quickly. The 19-year-old was cared for by the Vienna career rescue and taken to the hospital, where further measures were taken to treat his injuries. So far, an immediate search for the perpetrators has been unsuccessful. The perpetrators were described as about 17- to 19-year-old men with dark skin color and dark hair and wore black clothes and black caps.

brutal attacks are increasing

This incident is in the context of a worrying development in Vienna with regard to the increase in youth crime. According to current reports, the number of predatory offenses rose by 18.1 % to 1,394 cases in 2024. In addition, more than 14,800 suspects under the age of 18 were reported, which corresponds to an increase of 33 %. Over half of these perpetrators come from abroad, which also reinforces the problem. In the previous year, the displayed rapes also rose by 10.9 %, which led to the police to intensify preventive measures.

Another alarming incident took place on February 8, 2025 in Vienna-Mariahilf when a 19-year-old woman was brutally attacked at 4:15 a.m. The attacker, an unknown man between the ages of 20 and 25 years, also started a knife in addition to beatings to hurt the woman and rob her handbag. The perpetrators could be recorded by surveillance cameras and carried out several payments with the stolen ATM card. The police continue to investigate and look for references to both cases.

These incidents reflect a worrying trend that not only affects the city of Vienna, but also indicates an increase in violence and youth crime nationwide. With the establishment of the interdisciplinary working group "Child and Youth Crime", prevention work is intended to prevent such brutal attacks in the future.

The police ask for relevant information on both cases. Information can be left anonymously at any police station or by phone at the State Criminal Police Office in Vienna.

For more information on the incidents and the increasing youth crime in Vienna, see vienna.at and Today.at .