2024-07-29 09:19:29
VIENNA. Last Saturday evening, about 80 police officers took over Reumannplatz, also known as the 10th Vienna. There are not enough police officers for the frequent acts of intimidation that may occur.
“We take the concerns of the public and NGOs seriously and we can do something about it,” Vienna Police chief Michael Takacs said of the latest large-scale operation against crime in Vienna. Takacs agrees with Mayor Michael Ludwig: “more could be done with more officers.”
The political struggle for this is becoming more intense
So what is the problem if the Austrian federal police, Vienna state police headquarters and the city of Vienna agree that Vienna needs more police officers? From the point of view of the police, Vienna is pulling its own tail with the current recruitment campaign: Job opportunities also attract candidates from the countryside, who return there sooner or later.
Yeni Vatan Newspaper asks; So why aren’t there more campaigns among young people of Turkish origin who are Austrian citizens? Have you ever seen the police in Vienna advertising in a Turkish newspaper in Vienna? the Austrian army. No. Continue on.
Ludwig believes the police have a duty
According to the news given by Krone, according to Ludwig, this situation does not absolve the police from their duty. Vienna has done its part to free the Vienna police from their core duties by taking over passport and registration services, parking lot management and more. Despite the growth of the city of Vienna, there are fewer and fewer police officers on the streets. It was noteworthy that Ludwig emphasized again that the number of police officers was meaningless. “Many police officers in Vienna work not only for public order in the city of Vienna, but also for the Republic of Austria, such as protecting Austrian federal facilities, but they do not serve public order in Vienna,” said Ludwig.
Ludwig added this baton of duty again to the window of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, saying that the police could also be transferred to the jurisdiction of the city. “Naturally the police don’t like this,” said Ludwig. “However, the necessary two-thirds parliamentary majority is believed to be difficult to achieve.”
“What is more realistic is to agree to a change in the law that would turn all of Vienna into a gun-free zone,” said Ludwig and the police administration, unanimously stressing that this would make the city safer and faster. Saying that everyone should contribute to greater security, starting with every citizen, Ludwig agrees with the police administration’s calls, but adds: “People don’t respect anything more than a uniformed police officer.”
He reports every minute during a major night operation
The night between last Saturday and Sunday passed completely legal. And it will likely keep the administrative and criminal courts busy for some time to come: During the ten-hour operation against young criminals, ethnic groups, road blockers and more, the police and the city filed 547 reports and criminal charge. authorities – almost one report every minute.
In addition, there were five arrests, mainly related to residential issues, eleven license confiscations, five for alcohol and/or drugs, six for speeding, eight license plate confiscations, and five drug seizures. Operations are spread across the city, and the major traffic stop in Margaretengürtel was just the beginning. Road incidents were fought on Heiligenstädter Strasse and Triester Strasse, youth crime was fought in Brigittenau and Favoriten, and one of the latest police drones was also used.
The first assessment was carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Since March, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has created a special unit to combat juvenile delinquency across Austria. Büyük prepared the first provisional balance sheet just before the operation last Saturday night. Accordingly: The scale of crimes committed in Vienna is indeed large, but the number of young criminals caught is below average. Of the 33,000 identity checks carried out since March, around two-thirds, or 21,000, were carried out in Vienna. However, this is not reflected in the number of reported crimes: According to the Ministry, as many as 21,000 checks were carried out in Vienna as a result of 12,000 checks in the federal states and 21,000 in Vienna, ie 2,250 each.
When we look at the ages of those reported, we see that the balance is even higher in favor of the states: A total of 1,000 of the 4,500 people reported were minors, and 700 of them were in the states. But in terms of the seriousness of the consequences, Vienna once again comes out shamefully: less than 300 of the 400 total arrests since March in the federal capital alone.
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