Main actions – Karner announces controls in the red light district

After the murder of three prostitutes in Vienna, the double murder of a mother and her daughter (13) within 24 hours, a working discussion on murders against women took place in Vienna on Thursday, involving representatives of the federal government, states, the authorities and violence and victim protection organizations participated.

After the ‘dramatic weekend’ for Minister Karner (ÖVP) of the Interior in which three sex workers died, he gave ‘targeted actions in the red light district’. In addition, a sustainable violence protection strategy will be developed, the report said. No specific details or time frame were given. They deliberately “didn’t want quick shots,” Rauch explained.

Closer networks and individual case analyses
In the future, all players, such as women’s shelters, counseling centers, violence protection centers and police stations, should be even more closely linked to “throw a common roof over everyone,” as Minister for Women Susanne Raab (ÖVP) emphasized. . In addition, each individual case must be analyzed on a scientific basis and the strategy of other countries must also be taken into account.

“Dramatic weekend”
Karner further explained that as part of criminal justice reform, current part-time violence protection coordinators in the states would be required to work full-time in the future.

The minister said that “a separate analysis center is already being established at the Federal Criminal Investigation Department.” He also referred to the increase in specialized police officers. Here we have reached a workforce of 1,200 prevention officers throughout Austria.