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Police officers in Vienna injured in two brutal operations!
In Favoriten, Vienna, a man injured police officers during an arrest. The crime index shows a worrying increase.
Police officers in Vienna injured in two brutal operations!
In Vienna there were several incidents in which police officers were injured within 24 hours. The reports from the state police department show that security is a recurring issue in the city. What is particularly alarming is that crime in Vienna is rising again after a period of decline during the Covid pandemic, as the current Vienna crime index shows.
On Thursday afternoon on Gudrunstrasse in Favoriten, a 33-year-old Austrian was arrested after he lay down in front of a patrol car and threatened the officers with a pocket knife. A police officer suffered minor injuries during the arrest. The man was then taken to a prison and police warned of the danger of such situations, which can endanger not only officers but also passers-by. These events raise questions about public safety.
Incidents in comparison
On the same day, Thursday evening, there was another incident on Ottakringer Strasse. A 40-year-old German woman attacked a bouncer and bit him before she also insulted and attacked the police officers present. In this case, too, a policewoman was slightly injured. Such attacks on security forces have become more frequent in recent years, which highlights the crisis situation for the police in Vienna.
In addition to these current incidents, reports from [MeinBezirk](https://www.meinbezirk.at/wien/c-lokales/ Threat-with-shotgun-und-attack-on-officials_a7087864) in January 2025 indicated a threat with a firearm and an attack on officers. These developments can be anchored in the increasing crime figures. Figures show that Vienna is one of the less safe cities in Europe and that the level of crime is higher than in other metropolises such as Munich or Zurich, which worries many Viennese.
Public safety and police presence
In order to improve the security situation, it is recommended to increase the police presence in Vienna. The data from the Security Newspaper make it clear that measures to strengthen police work and the feeling of security among the population are urgently needed. Users of platforms such as Numbeo, which provide regularly updated crime and cost of living data, cite data and statistics that support the rise in crime.
The latest statistics shed a critical light on the development of security in the city and call for quick action on the part of those responsible.