Statistics vs. Feeling: How Safe Are Vienna's Residential Areas Really?

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Whether it's a Gründerzeit district, a municipal housing complex, or a new development on the outskirts of the city – the question of safety in one's own living environment concerns many people in Vienna....weiterlesen »

Hotel Savoyen Vienna in Wien-Landstraße Becomes Sheraton Hotel

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Specifically, MHP Hotel AG will take over the operation of the property located in the immediate vicinity of the Belvedere on Rennweg at the beginning of 2027. A franchise agreement was concluded with...weiterlesen »

Viennese "MS Eisvogel" Celebrates Milestone Birthday

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"As Austria's largest public Danube port, the Port of Vienna must remain open in winter not only for goods transshipped by rail and truck but also for shipping. When a massive cold front moves over Vienna,...weiterlesen »

ÖBB New Construction Line in Flachgau Received Positive EIA Notice

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For the planned ÖBB high-performance route in Salzburg's Flachgau, a positive EIA decision is now available. At the same time, the Ministry of Infrastructure has granted the project the railway law approval,...weiterlesen »

29-Year-Old Killed Own Son in Delusion: Conditional Placement in Specialized Clinic

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The woman who killed her four-year-old son with a throat cut in her apartment in Vienna-Favoriten on November 17, 2024, was placed in a forensic-therapeutic center by the Vienna Regional Court on Tuesday...weiterlesen »

Tyrolean Woman Lay in Her Excrement on the Floor for a Week and Died: Verdict for Daughter & Grandchild

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The verdicts were initially not legally binding. Originally, the mother and son had been charged with neglect or mistreatment. Ultimately, however, it resulted in a charge of grossly negligent homicide,...weiterlesen »

After "Hitler Salute" at Rock Concert: Nazi Memorabilia & Drugs Found with 44-Year-Old

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Investigations against the Styrian had been ongoing since early 2025. He is said to have performed the "Hitler salute" in front of about 50 people at the rock concert in Leoben. A photo of this appeared...weiterlesen »

Arrests After Drug Deal in Vienna Apartment

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Two of the individuals stated that they had purchased cannabis in a woman's apartment. Additionally, the two buyers claimed to have bought drugs multiple times from two men in the same apartment. Upon...weiterlesen »

Aggressive Patient Injured Emergency Personnel on Vienna's Mariahilfer Straße

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A 23-year-old man attacked paramedics and police officers on Mariahilfer Straße in Vienna-Rudolfsheim on November 3rd around 6:30 PM. The heavily intoxicated Romanian was extremely aggressive upon the...weiterlesen »

Heroin Dealer Arrested After Surveillance in Vienna-Liesing

vor 24 Stunden - VOL.at

A 37-year-old was placed under surveillance by police officers as part of ongoing investigations, during which the officers observed the man (citizen of Serbia) on November 3 during several drug transactions...weiterlesen »

Next Round in Debate on Vienna Heumarkt Project

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While the project brought Vienna's historic center onto the "Red List" of endangered World Heritage sites and UNESCO is demanding a resizing, a recently submitted report by urban planner Christa Reicher...weiterlesen »

NÖ: Shoplifter Injured Supermarket Employee

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Two employees caught the 32-year-old in the act as he attempted to steal several bottles of spirits and coffee with a total value in the mid-three-digit range, and detained him. The Romanian repeatedly...weiterlesen »

Fewer Children with Poor German Skills in Vienna's Schools

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The number of extraordinary students in public compulsory schools in Vienna has decreased this year after years of increase. This was announced by the office of City Councillor for Education Bettina Emmerling...weiterlesen »

Partner Beat and Locked Up Children: Mother in Krems Convicted of Neglect

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A woman from the Waldviertel was sentenced on Monday in Krems to 20 months of suspended imprisonment for tormenting or neglecting minors, younger, or defenseless persons. According to court information,...weiterlesen »

Escaped from Prison and Founded a Party: Inmate in Court

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A prisoner who did not return after a leave in 2019 founded a party while on the run and sought sponsors for it. Because he allegedly used the funds provided to him for other purposes and due to other...weiterlesen »

Federal Chancellor Stocker Back Home After Back Surgery

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According to the Chancellery, Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) will now continue to recover from his back surgery at home. Stocker plans to work from home for a "certain period" and manage official duties...weiterlesen »

Robbery Series in Vienna Supermarkets Solved: 30-Year-Old Confesses

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Following a series of armed robberies at supermarket branches in Vienna, the Vienna police have arrested the suspected perpetrator. As announced on Monday, he is a 30-year-old Serbian national. He was...weiterlesen »

5,000 Euros for Information on Vienna Supermarket Robber

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On December 21, 2023, a serious robbery occurred in a supermarket branch on Süßenbrunner Straße in Vienna-Donaustadt. The man visible in the wanted photos threatened two female employees with a handgun...weiterlesen »

Armed Robbery in Vienna-Meidling: Manhunt for Possible Serial Offender

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A man, whose identity is currently unknown, is suspected of having threatened two employees of a grocery discount store with a firearm on 10.10.2023, around 8:00 PM, instructing them to lie on the floor....weiterlesen »

Armed Robbery in Vienna Supermarket: Information Requested

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He is then said to have entered the office and threatened two employees with the handgun, demanding cash. He allegedly tied the women up with cable ties and then took the money. When he left the office,...weiterlesen »

Wife Threatened with Knife: Man Arrested in Vienna-Penzing

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In an apartment in the 14th district of Vienna, a 47-year-old man allegedly threatened his wife with a knife on Sunday evening. The man was shortly thereafter arrested in a nearby establishment. Emergency...weiterlesen »

Vienna-Liesing: Husband Threatens to Kill His Wife

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A 49-year-old man is suspected of having beaten his wife in their shared apartment in Vienna-Liesing and threatening to kill her. The police were alerted by the couple's daughter. The incident occurred...weiterlesen »

Police Officer Recognized Suspect: Arrest After Attempted Robbery in Vienna Tobacco Shop

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As previously reported, on 29.10.2025, there was an attempted aggravated robbery in a tobacconist in Vienna-Alsergrund. The suspect allegedly threatened the tobacconist's employee with a knife. When she...weiterlesen »

Numerous Drugs Seized in Vienna Apartment

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Already in mid-October, a suspected drug dealer was arrested in Vienna-Brigittenau. Officers from the Task Force for Combating Street Crime (EGS) carried out the operation. As part of further investigations,...weiterlesen »

Car Accident in Lower Austria: Five Teenagers Injured

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The car crashed into a tree for reasons initially unknown, overturned, and came to rest on its roof in a field. A 17-year-old girl from Wiener Neustadt was flown to the AKH in Vienna, the police reported...weiterlesen »

Knife Attack in Vienna-Meidling: Teenager Arrested

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A 17-year-old was arrested on All Saints' Day in Vienna. He is suspected of having critically injured a peer with a knife stab at the end of October. The investigations are not yet concluded. On October...weiterlesen »

90-Year-Old Styrian Woman Dies in Smoke-Filled Apartment

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She was found lifeless in the apartment. She had likely inhaled too much smoke. The emergency doctor could only confirm her death, it was stated in a press release from the State Police Directorate of...weiterlesen »

"Apparently Without Professional Supervision" Lawyer Files Nullity Complaint with AI

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

The Supreme Court (OGH) has dismissed an appeal for nullity in a criminal case that was evidently created by artificial intelligence, in which the AI apparently relied on allegedly highest court decisions...weiterlesen »

Woman Attacked by Men Wearing "Scream" Mask

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

The two youths - one wearing a "Scream" mask - had demanded the woman hand over her handbag. She refused and was grabbed on the upper arm by one of the perpetrators. The 31-year-old defended herself, and...weiterlesen »

Car Crashed Against Boulder: Driver Injured

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

The approximately 0.2 cubic meter rock had broken off from the "Grattenbergl," the police reported. A 17-year-old Austrian - with an 18-year-old and another 17-year-old Austrian in his car - then hit the...weiterlesen »

Attention: Scam with Alleged FinanzOnline Messages Circulating

vor 2 Tagen - VOL.at

Just on Friday, a victim was defrauded of half a million euros, the police reported on Monday. In the messages, the randomly contacted victims are led to believe that their FinanzOnline ID is expiring...weiterlesen »

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