In 2020, the police registered almost 24 400 offences with a “digital” component. An additional analysis (in French) on the number of offences recorded by the police throughout the COVID-19 pandemic from January to July 2020 as well as an infographic (in French) have been published too.
In 2019, 13 252 sentences and measures have been implemented. 68% of persons have been incarcerated, 29% provided a community service and 3% have served their sentence under electronic surveillance.
In 2020 the number of juvenile convictions amounts to 20'611 cases according to the statistics on criminal convictions and enforcement of juvenile sanctions. Adult convictions fell by 11% to reach just over 95’000 convictions in 2020.
In 2020, CHF 5.3 million was paid out to crime victims by the compensation authorities and the victim consultation centres provided consultations in 43 263 cases.
Our English pages offer only a limited range of information on our statistical production. For our full range please consult our pages in French and German (top right hand screen).
