Teenager injures 33-year-old in Favoriten with knife!

Teenager injures 33-year-old in Favoriten with knife!

An incident occurred in Vienna-Favoriten on Sunday afternoon that brought the police to the scene: A 15-year-old is suspected of having slightly injured a 33-year-old acquaintance with a knife. The incident occurred at Reumannplatz, where the two men got into an argument. Loud Pulse24 The youth, who has Syrian nationality, was picked up by officers after the incident. However, he denied the crime and claimed that he himself had been injured by the 33-year-old.

The investigation is in full swing and both the suspect and the victim, also a set of Syrian origin, have been reported. The victim suffered cuts to his upper arm and thigh and was taken to hospital after receiving emergency medical treatment. The police are investigating the background to the altercation, which is still unclear.

Youth violence in Vienna

Such incidents are not new in Vienna, especially among young people. On May 15, 2025, there was a similar situation in front of a youth center in which an unknown perpetrator inflicted a superficial stab wound in the forearm of a 16-year-old with a knife. The attacker fled in an unknown direction after the police immediately launched a manhunt. Loud police.news The background to the dispute is currently being determined here too.

The causes of such acts of violence are often complex and multi-layered. The police have now noticed that there is an increase in violent crime among suspected non-German suspects. In 2024, in Germany, as in the police crime statistics bka.de reported that 29,014 knife attacks alone were registered, which puts the issue on the public agenda.

The numbers are alarming: Compared to previous years, violent crime has generally increased. This is also reflected in the 11.3% increase in juvenile suspects and the 7.5% increase in violent crime among non-German perpetrators. Against this background, it is clear that prevention measures and the provision of services for young people in socially disadvantaged areas are extremely important in order to avoid such incidents.

What is being done to protect our youth from the spiral of violence? Many people in society ask themselves this question. The coming months will show whether the recent acts of violence lead to a rethink and further development of violence prevention strategies.