Police Focus on Juvenile Crime in Wiener Neustadt Shows Effect

The task force to combat youth crime (EJK), which was set up in March, has so far checked 2,500 individuals in Lower Austria alone, filed 150 reports, and made eleven arrests. According to a preliminary assessment, the focus was on St. Pölten and "especially Wiener Neustadt". The aim is to "protect children and young people from violence and to remove violent offenders from circulation", emphasized Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP).

150 Reports and Eleven Arrests in Focus Against Youth Crime in Lower Austria

Of the 150 reports, 61 were filed against minors, according to information obtained during a local inspection in Wiener Neustadt. In the city in the south of Lower Austria alone, 31 focus actions have been carried out. Special attention was paid to the two additional protection zones Stadtpark and Esperantopark, in addition to the train station. The "Under 18" program - prevention among young people - is to be a focus next year.

The police will "continue to clean up consistently where necessary", Karner announced. Wiener Neustadt's Mayor Klaus Schneeberger (ÖVP) referred to the credo "Act preventively before something happens". The development is "positive, but nothing we will rest on".

(APA/Red)

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