The annual survey of custodial sentences and the pre-trial detention of adults held in penal institutions (FHE) is conducted on the reference day (31 January).
What's new?
In focus
At a glance
2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|
Total prison population | 6 310 |
6 445 |
Prisons (in operation) | 91 |
89 |
Number of detention places | 7 341 |
7 196 |
Occupancy rate (in %) | 86.0 |
89.6 |
The statistics on the execution of sanctions (SVS) provide information on all persons admitted to and released from a penal institution, on the length of imprisonment of convicted adults, as well as on the sentences, in penal institutions. It also includes information on community service, on electronic monitoring as well as on persons under probation assistance.
Further information
Statistical sources and concepts
Contact
Federal Statistical Office Section Crime and Criminal JusticeEspace de l'Europe 10
CH-2010 Neuchâtel
Switzerland