Vienna most violent

Violence in Austria’s schools has risen sharply

Last week, Vienna announced a mandatory child protection concept for all schools in Austria. According to Education Minister Martin Polaschek (ÖVP), this is a reaction to the increasing number of offenses in educational institutions.

According to figures from the crime statistics published by the Ministry of the Interior at the request of Freedom Party security spokesman Hannes Amesbauer, the number of incidents has indeed risen sharply in some cases.

Crimes in Vienna doubled
Taking Vienna as an example, the number of crimes at schools more than doubled from 962 to 1932 between 2021 and 2023. The number of criminal offenses against life and limb increased from 289 to 722. Of course, most crimes at schools are property crimes with over 1000.

Sharp increase in all federal states
Even though the figures are highest in Vienna, there has been a noticeable increase in offenses in almost all federal states. In Lower Austria, the number rose from 536 to 881 between 2021 and 2023, in Upper Austria from 497 to 875, in Styria from 456 to 784, in Carinthia from 170 to 332 and in Salzburg from 225 to 326.