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The police crime statistics (PCS) provide information on offences registered by the police, accused persons and victims. It incluces offences recorded by the police against the Swiss Criminal Code (SCC), the Narcotics Act (NarcA) and the Foreign Nationals and Integration Act (FNIA) and provides information on various thematic areas such as domestic violence and digital crime. The PCS exist in its current form since 2009.

Offences, accused persons and victims registered by the police, 2023

	SCC	NarcA	FNIA
Offences	522 558	54 458	43 180
Natural accused persons	90 403	24 245	27 329
Male	75%	87%	79%
Female	25%	13%	21%
Minors	12%	10%	5%
Adults	88%	90%	95%
Natural victims	244 473	*	*
Male	56%	*	*
Female	44%	*	*
Minors	6%	*	*
Adults	94%	*	*

Remark:
In the canton of Ticino, there has been a delay in processing cases in 2022. Those that were not closed in 2022 have been taken into account in the 2023 statistics. State of the database: 15.02.2024
Source: FSO - Police crime statistics (PCS) 2023

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