Brutal robbery in Simmering: Perpetrators flee after attack with pepper spray!

Brutal robbery in Simmering: Perpetrators flee after attack with pepper spray!

A brutal robbery caused horror on Monday evening, June 2, 2025, in a garage in Vienna-Simmering. According to information from 5min.at , the victim, a man, was attacked by two unknown perpetrators immediately after leaving his vehicle. These used pepper spray, which made the attack particularly insidious.

The two perpetrators hit the victim and robbed cash. The man suffered minor injuries due to the attack and had to be taken to the hospital after an emergency medical care by the emergency services. Despite immediately initiated search measures, the perpetrators are up to date and what makes the investigation of the Vienna State Criminal Police (LKA) considerably more difficult.

The investigation runs

like Today. The search that was initiated on the same evening was negative, and the investigators call up the population for vigilance.

Vienna is considered one of the safest cities in Europe, but recent developments in crime statistics show that domestic security is not a matter of course. A comparison of the predatory offenses from the past few years shows an increase in 2021, with a total of 1780 cases, an increase of 29 compared to 2020. Despite these figures, the clarification rate remains relatively stable and is 52.2 percent in 2021, such as the Austrian Police reported.

safety tips for citizens

in a metropolis with almost 1.9 million inhabitants such as Vienna, the protection of all citizens is a central concern. The current incidents show that caution is always required and prevention can be the key to more security.