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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, 2022

	SCC	NarcA	FNIA
Offences	458 549	55 304	35 551
Natural accused persons	86 693	25 347	22 338
Male	75%	87%	79%
Female	25%	13%	21%
Minors	12%	11%	3%
Adults	88%	89%	97%
Natural victims	209 994	*	*
Male	56%	*	*
Female	44%	*	*
Minors	6%	*	*
Adults	94%	*	*

Remark:
Due to a system change in the cantons of Aargau and Geneva, the 2022 statistics include a small additional share of offences from the year 2021. In the canton of Ticino, there has been a delay in processing cases. Those that were not closed in 2022 are taken into account in the 2023 statistics. For the canton of Vaud, some accused persons are missing due to a technical problem. Details can be found in the relevant cantonal reports. State of the database: 16.02.2023
Source: FSO - Police crime statistics (PCS) 2022

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