Minister Karner demands sharp measures against youth crime in Vienna

Minister Karner demands sharp measures against youth crime in Vienna

Reumannplatz, 1100 Wien, Österreich - in Vienna recently accepted the discussions about youth crime and willingness to violence in society. On June 16 there was a violent robbery at Reumannplatz in favorites, in which a man was attacked with a knife. The background of the attack seems to be in supposed debts of 310 euros. In this case, five Syrians were identified as suspects. Today today reports that Interior Minister Gerhard Karner urgently demanded knife and other weapons in a current focus campaign to combat youth crime.

One of the terrifying findings is the enormous increase in youth crime in Vienna. Over the period from 2020 to 2024, the number of suspect Syrians under the age of 14 rose by seven times, while Afghans under the age of 14 increased the number of suspects for five times. Despite a nationwide decline in crimes in 14 to 21 year olds of around 5 percent, Vienna had to record an increase of around 10 percent in this age group. In the first half of 2024 alone, there were already 333 underage Syrians as suspects, while there were already 947 in the current year. The increase in Syrian suspects in Vienna, who rose from 187 to 707, is particularly worrying.

protective measures and police operations

On Tuesday there was a targeted campaign against youth crime, in which Karner, together with LKA Colonel Gerhard Winkler and Vice President Franz Eigenner, performed the Vienna police. Between March 2024 and June 2025, a total of 187 weapons were secured in the weapon ban zone in Vienna favorites, including 131 knives. Karner emphasized the need to protect children, raise young people and punish violent offenders. In addition, the stop of the family reunification was called an important step to combat these problems.

It is worrying that general willingness to violence, especially young people, is an issue throughout Europe. According to an analysis of Statista , the youth power in Germany reached a maximum of 13,800 cases in 2024. has as possible causes.

oppressive incidents in local transport

Another example of the increasing willingness to violence is the tragic knife attack at Sophie-Charlotte-Platz underground station in Berlin, in which a 29-year-old German victim of an attack by a 43-year-old Syrian perpetrator was. The dispute, which led to the fatal incident, was accompanied by unclear motifs, and the perpetrator was known to the police due to previous violent offenses. The Berliner Zeitung reports that the perpetrator took the escape after the police was.