Young robberies in the shopping center: Put the perpetrator!

Young robberies in the shopping center: Put the perpetrator!

Brigittenau, Österreich - in Vienna remains a explosive topic that concerns not only the police, but also society as a whole. Recently, officials from the Vienna State Criminal Police Office were able to clarify a case in which two young people threatened a 14-year-old in a shopping center in Brigittenau with a knife and forced cash to surrender. The incident occurred in May 2025 and only became publicly known by the intervention of an attentive security employee who informed the police. After extensive investigations, two suspects, a 13-year-old with Austrian citizenship and a 16-year-old from Somalia, were investigated. While the younger person confessed to his participation, the 16-year-old denied the allegations. However, both were reported on the suspicion of the heavy robbery on the free foot, such as 5min.at.

But this incident is only the tip of the iceberg. In another case, two other young people, a 15-year-old with Bulgarian roots and his 14-year accomplice, cause a stir at the Vienna Regional Court. These two are charged with a number of brutal robberies and burglaries. Particularly alarming: The 14-year-old has already accumulated over 100 police forecast before his birthday. His group, which he founded together with younger accomplices, operates in the urban area at night. These structured gangs are currently talking about Vienna's crime statistics, which is new to the ongoing debate about youth criminal law. Requirements for a reduction in the fuel limit and the stronger consequences for the parents are becoming increasingly louder, such as today.at describes.

background and developments

Most young people who are punishable are male and many stop as soon as they get older. Studies show that around 43.7% of the male students and 23.6% of the students have already been punished. Despite the terrifying numbers, the majority of the deeds are actually shaped by lighter crimes. In Vienna, however, there is an increase in more serious crimes, which shifts the statistics of crime stress. The [bpb.de] (https://www.bpb.de/themen/recht- Justice/gangsterlaeufer/203562/jugendkriminalitaet- figures-fakten/) points out that up to 70% of the students have become delinquent last year, which impressively illustrates the dimension of the problem.

The police have reacted to the changed situation and increasingly increasingly presence in the districts concerned in order to make it clear to the young people that their deeds will not stay in the dark. The creation of special units to combat youth crime is also under discussion. The teachers and social institutions are also required to advance prevention projects in order to offer young people alternatives and to dissuade them from the criminal path.

The answer to the question of how the youth can best be protected from a criminal life must therefore consist of a combination of social responsibility, parental support and clear legal framework. Because while the youth crime tends to decrease after a few statistics, the focus is essential in the more intensive cases that our citizens frighten and terror.