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Hietzing (13. Bezirk) — Vienna, Austria

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No concerns found day No concerns found night

In detail

Hietzing is consistently one of Vienna's lowest-crime districts in the source review. A 2020 vienna.at report on drug-crime hotspots by district ranked Hietzing lowest of all, with 125 cases, and a 2021 heute.at analysis of police-reported offences again placed it among the three safest districts (1,323 offences in H1 2021, versus over 8,000 in Favoriten). The only notable 2026 item found was an isolated domestic incident in June 2026, in which a man threatened his sister with an airsoft pistol and police later found several firearms at his home; this reads as a private/domestic matter (he turned himself in voluntarily) rather than a public street-safety concern. No press coverage was found describing pickpocketing, scams, or safety problems around the Schönbrunn Palace tourist area specifically. Based on available press, no particular safety concern emerges for this district, day or night. Sources checked: vienna.at, "Das sind die Drogen-Hotspots Wiens" (13 Jul 2020); heute.at, "Enthüllt: Das sind Wiens Hotspots der Kriminalität" (7 Dec 2021); vienna.at, "Schwester bedroht: Polizei findet mehrere Schusswaffen in Wien-Hietzing" (26 Jun 2026).

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This rating comes from a structured local-source assessment. This specific area was reviewed against credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — and the signals were consolidated across sources rather than taken from any single report, with the reasoning and the sources shown above. Vienna publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does publish one, Wandroz uses it instead of an assessment. Where a review finds nothing documented, that is recorded as no findings rather than as a safety rating.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hietzing (13. Bezirk) safe?

Wandroz currently rates Hietzing (13. Bezirk) in Vienna as an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report, both by day and after dark. This comes from a structured local-source assessment: an area-level review of credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — consolidated across sources rather than taken from a single report. Vienna publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead.

Is Hietzing (13. Bezirk) safe at night?

At night, Hietzing (13. Bezirk) is rated as an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report. If you're unsure, it's worth checking recent local reviews for your specific street or block, since a neighbourhood-wide rating can't capture block-by-block variation.

Is Hietzing (13. Bezirk) a good area to stay in as a tourist?

Hietzing (13. Bezirk)'s day rating (an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report) is the more relevant one for typical daytime tourist activity; check the night rating too if you'll be out late. The Booking.com link on this page searches Hietzing (13. Bezirk) itself.

Is there official crime data for Hietzing (13. Bezirk)?

Not an official government crime feed — Hietzing (13. Bezirk)'s rating comes from Wandroz's own current local/national press and survey research for this specific area instead (see the note on this page for what was checked and the sources used). An absence of recent negative coverage is treated as inconclusive, not as proof the area is safe. If you live in or know Hietzing (13. Bezirk) well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.

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