Bloody clashes in Viennese parks: two seriously injured!

Bloody clashes in Viennese parks: two seriously injured!

Wien-Meidling, Österreich - In the past few days, two brutal knife attacks have been done in Vienna's parks that take excitement the city. On July 19, 2025, both in the Steinbauerpark in Vienna-Meidling and in the Sonnwendviertel in Vienna favorites occurred with serious disputes with injuries. These incidents also highlight the worrying increase in violent crimes with knives in the federal capital. According to oe24.at a 20-year-old was seriously injured in both attacks.

In the first incident that occurred in the evening, the 20-year-old was in the Steinbauerpark with two friends and got into a loud argument with a group of other young men. An unknown person pulled a knife and seriously injured him. The police were only alerted with considerable delay, which raises questions whether the victim had to wait for help over an hour. Although paramedics were quickly on site and took the man to the hospital, the perpetrators remained fleeting. Unfortunately, an attempt to search in the close range did not bring any results.

Another attack in the Sonnwendviertel

Just a few hours later, around 11:00 p.m., the perpetrator struck again in the Sonnwend district. Here a 38-year-old was involved in a discussion and injured with a pointed object. His 25-year-old acquaintance The Attack could not determine what it was all about during the dispute. In this case, too, the attacker disappeared in an unknown direction, while the victim was also hospitalized. The investigation is underway and were taken over by the State Criminal Police Office in Vienna, South branch. kosmo.at emphasizes that the perpetrators escaped undetected in both cases.

These incidents are in a worrying context. Since 2020, the number of knife attacks in Austria has increased by almost 25 percent. In 2024, 956 offenses were registered with stab weapons in Vienna, which means almost three attacks a day. An alarming development that not only endangered the safety of the citizens: but also puts pressure on the police officers. Austriaaktuell.at reports that the police have already taken measures to strengthen their presence in the focal points and use special units.

The heated situation and the increased knife violence in the city have also found political echoes. FPÖ general secretary Michael Schledlitz criticizes Interior Minister Gerhard Karner and describes him as a "security risk". It remains to be seen which measures will take to counteract this worrying development.

The Viennese population is alerted and the question arises: How can security in the parks and public spaces be improved? It is clear that both the police and politics urgently need a good hand to prevent future cases and to regain the trust of the citizens.