Since its inception in mid-March,
the Austrian police task force for Juvenile Delinquency (EJK)
has filed approximately 4,200 reports and made 380 arrests. Half
of the reports and over 280 arrests occurred in Vienna. More
than 1,000 of those reported were minors, with around 300 in
Vienna. The EJK has so far checked 30,000 people across the
country.
Interior Minister Gerhard Karner announced plans to increase
police presence in Vienna and launched a training and incentive
offensive for officers last year. Karner also proposed a "knife
ban law," which has yet to gain parliamentary support.
The Interior Ministry highlighted that the number of minors
reported for criminal offenses has increased from 4,800 in 2013
to over 9,500 in 2022. The ministry also emphasized implementing
youth prevention measures, which reached about 140,000 people
last year.
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