Food deliverers in Vienna threatened with gun - perpetrator on the run!

Food deliverers in Vienna threatened with gun - perpetrator on the run!

In the night of June 19, 2025, there was a dangerous incident in Vienna-Donaustadt, which is not only of great importance for the meal deliverer concerned. Shortly after midnight, the 28-year-old was threatened by three unknown men on Wagramer Strasse with a firearm. The perpetrators demanded cash and the supplier's mobile phone. When he hesitated, he was hit in the face twice. Fortunately, the man was able to scream loudly for help and escaped in this way. After he was sure that the attackers no longer pursued him, he chose the emergency call and received medical care from the professional rescue in Vienna. However, the initial search measures by the police were initially unsuccessful, which is why the Vienna State Criminal Police Office took over the investigation. This reports 5min.at.

Again and again food deliverers in Vienna come into dangerous situations, which is illustrated by the increase in raids in the city. According to the current reports of the ORF, such incidents are questionable and raise questions about security for deliverers who deliver their goods every day. The figures show that a targeted approach to such attacks is necessary to ensure the safety of the deliverers.

And what do the statistics say?

The police crime statistics (PKS) provides interesting insights into the development of crime in Austria. It captures all reports displayed, the basis for this is the Austrian Criminal Code (StGB) and other criminal secondary laws. Since 2001, all cases have been registered electronically, which enables strategic planning for combating crime. However, the PKS, which is provided by bundeskriminalamt.at, is not able to record dark field phenomena, such as unnamed crimes or the outcome of court proceedings. The influence of the population and the intensity of police controls.

The incident in Donaustadt once again shows how important preventive measures are to ensure the security of citizens. The security reports created by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Ministry of Justice offer important information and should be carefully pursued by the public.

The population is called to be attentive and to inform the police immediately in the event of an attack. Only together can the goal be achieved to make the city safer and to prevent such incidents in the future.