The Yppenplatz/Brunnenmarkt area of Ottakring has repeated, well-documented safety issues: after a series of violent incidents (including a 2024 shooting that left two people seriously injured), Vienna's police directorate imposed a weapons-ban zone and a separate child-protection zone around Yppenplatz in August 2025, both since extended into 2026, with 17 knives confiscated under the ban as of early 2026. A fatal shooting took place in a bar near Yppenplatz in autumn 2025 (trial ongoing as of August 2026). District FPÖ officials cite a 40% year-on-year rise in drug-related charges in parts of Ottakring (868 cases in 2023 to 1,215 in 2024), a politically-framed figure but consistent with police data. By day, the market itself (the actual Brunnenmarkt) functions as an ordinary lively local market with no specific daytime incidents found, so the concern is concentrated after dark and around the square's edges rather than the market stalls themselves. Sources checked: Stadt Wien, wien.gv.at official notice on the Yppenplatz Schutzzone/Waffenverbotszone (ordinance dated 21 July 2026); meinbezirk.at, "Seit August: Waffenverbotszone am Yppenplatz war 2025 wichtigstes Thema" (4 January 2026); meinbezirk.at, "Bluttat in Ottakring: Zwei Männer bei Prozess um tödliche Schießerei enthaftet" (24 August 2026); Heute.at, "Drogen, Gewalt & Obdachlose – Hotspots immer schlimmer!" (16 February 2025); OTS/FPÖ press release, "Ottakring wird immer mehr zum Drogenumschlagplatz" (10 July 2025).
Ottakring (16. Bezirk) — Vienna, Austria
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Is Ottakring (16. Bezirk) safe?
Wandroz currently rates Ottakring (16. Bezirk) in Vienna as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Vienna during the day and an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Vienna at night. 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 Ottakring (16. Bezirk) safe at night?
At night, Ottakring (16. Bezirk) is rated as an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Vienna. 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 Ottakring (16. Bezirk) a good area to stay in as a tourist?
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Is there official crime data for Ottakring (16. Bezirk)?
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