Pre -attempt in favorites: Drunk man defends himself against attackers!

Pre -attempt in favorites: Drunk man defends himself against attackers!

on Whit Monday, June 10, 2025, there was an almost incredible incident in Vienna favorites. On Klausenburger Straße, two unknown perpetrators tried to rob the wallet and the mobile phone of a heavily alcoholic man. According to the reports of vienna.at this happened around 5.30 a.m. in the morning. The perpetrators did not shy away from threatening the victim with a knife. However, this stubbornly refused to surrender his valuables, which led to a wrangling in which the man suffered minor injuries.

Although the incident was dangerous, the perpetrators fled without prey. The question arises as to why the victim alerted the emergency services more than an hour later. Its considerable alcohol could have been a reason for this, as the reports say. The police were informed by the emergency services and the investigation was handed over to the Vienna State Criminal Police Office.

crime in favorites in focus

This incident is part of a worrying statistics that shows that favorites are the district with most crimes in Vienna. According to Oe24 A total of 26,218 criminal offenses were recorded in this district. That is more than 8,000 cases compared to the second most dangerous district, Floridsdorf, who has to come up with 15,114 crimes. These numbers underline an alarming development, because crime in Vienna rose by 4.6 % compared to the previous year.

The crime statistics include a wide range of offenses, from ownership to violent crime. An interesting aspect: The proportion of foreign suspects rose to 57.1 %. The clarification rate is currently 43.4 %, which represents a small acceptance compared to 2023. The number of suspects determined is an impressive 98,996.

A look at the crime statistics

Here is an overview of the ten districts with most crimes in Vienna in 2024:

The result of these statistics should be thought of, because the security of the citizens is at stake. The city administration and the police are required to take preventive measures in order to improve the situation and to strengthen the feeling of security in favorites. The recent incidents show all too clearly that it is time to become active.