15-year-old pretends theft and ends up in Viennese!

15-year-old pretends theft and ends up in Viennese!

Wien-Döbling, Österreich - in Vienna-Döbling was arrested on June 9, 2025 a 15-year-old student due to a daring deception, which finally ended in an aggressive meeting with the police. According to 5min.at , the young person would have asked a passer-by and asked the police to be stolen from him, since a cell phone was supposedly stolen. The passerby, good-natured as he was, promptly chose the emergency call, but was laughed at by the youth group, which the 15-year-old belonged to.

The situation escalated when the group moved to a nearby fast food restaurant. There the police became aware of the young people who presented themselves in aggressive behavior. The arrested youth refused to reveal his identity and put his hand away from a police officer, which bothered the official act considerably. During his search, the police ensured a mobile phone, which indicates that the theft played was probably only a dizziness.

young people in difficulties

The incident in Döbling is not the only one who has made headlines in the past few days. Another 15-year-old student, a Syrian citizen, also ended up in trouble after he had announced revenge for his suspension on social media. On Friday morning, this student threw an armchair out of the window of his classroom and was then expelled by school. Puls24 reported that it was later found with a revolver and a folding knife near the Hugo-wolf park.

he stated that the weapon was his father's service weapon, a security employee. Thank God no one was injured in this incident, but the student is reported because of the dangerous threat and violation of the weapons law.

A look at youth crime

These two incidents throw a light on a broader topic: youth crime in Austria. There are always reports on delinquent young people, but most young people stop being punishable over time. Per bpb.de it becomes clear that up to 70% of the pupils in the past 12 months, the number is significantly lower in severe forms of crime. It turns out that boys in particular are overrepresented in youth crime, while girls often become less delinquent.

The police crime statistics underline that crime is a social problem and that many young people who become delinquent comes from difficult social conditions. Prevention and targeted social policy could be of crucial importance here to improve conditions and to further reduce youth crime.