Vienna Police with Positive Balance after Danube Island Festival 2025

The state police department took stock in a press release on Monday and noted that the number of incidents was relatively low despite hundreds of thousands of visitors at the Danube Island Festival 2025. During the three festival days from Friday to Sunday, there were 17 arrests and 297 reported incidents.

Vienna police referred to security concept at Danube Island Festival 2025

103 of the total 297 reports were due to criminal offenses and 194 due to administrative offenses. Five people were arrested for resisting state authority and making dangerous threats, nine others under the Administrative Penal Act, and three under the Aliens Police Act. Thanks to a comprehensive security concept, Europe's largest open-air festival was held safely and largely without disruption, emphasized the police. For example, there were provisional police stations at all major access routes. Technical aids such as drones or "Crime Mapping" were used.

(APA/Red)

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