Police crime statistics (PCS): The police crime statistics have been revised and since 2009 have provided information on the number, structure and growth of recorded offences, as well as on victims and defendants. They focus on the offences recorded by the police: offences against the Swiss Criminal Code (SCC), the Narcotics Act (NarcA) and the Foreign Nationals and Integration Act (FNIA). The police crime statistics also provide detailed information on specific subjects (for example violence in general, theft).
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In focus
At a glance
Offence | Accused persons | Victims | |||
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Minors |
Adults |
Minors |
Adults |
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Swiss Criminal Code |
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Violence offences |
45 617 |
3 455 |
24 493 |
4 907 |
30 448 |
of which completed homicides |
42 |
1 |
52 |
3 |
39 |
of which attempted homicides | 184 |
29 |
170 |
11 |
171 |
Property offence |
270 818 |
6 828 |
31 412 |
7 103 |
140 222 |
Theft (excl. vehicle theft) |
108 751 |
3 747 |
14 618 |
3 626 |
71 522 |
of which burglary |
22 734 |
748 |
1 850 |
99 |
15 184 |
of which theft by secretly entering an unsecured place |
8 452 |
346 |
1 081 |
272 |
6 950 |
Vehicle theft |
40 021 |
496 |
1 145 |
2 039 |
30 963 |
Offences against sexual integrity |
8 669 |
1 285 |
4 226 |
2 070 |
2 601 |
Narcotics Act |
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Personal consumption: unlawful consumption, possession, purchase, use, cultivation or production1) |
46 823 |
3 197 |
21 879 |
* |
* |
Unawful trafficking, cultivation or production, for non-personal use |
14 005 |
686 |
7 128 |
* |
* |
Foreign Nationals and Integration Act |
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Unlawful entry/period of stay/exit |
21 684 |
598 |
13 765 |
* |
* |
Unlawful gainful activity or occupation |
3 128 |
5 |
2 916 |
* |
* |
1) Due to a recording error in the canton of Thurgau, not all offenses involving the consumption of narcotic substances are included in the statistics for the NarcA for 2021. The number of offences that are missing in the category "consumption" in 2021 is estimated at over 250 offences. State of the database: 17.02.2022
Source: FSO - Police crime statistics (PCS) 2021
Further information
Statistical sources and concepts
Contact
Federal Statistical Office Section Crime and Criminal JusticeEspace de l'Europe 10
CH-2010 Neuchâtel
Switzerland