Victims

Key figures 2019

Victims under Swiss Criminal Code (SCC)

	Swiss Criminal Code
Sex of victims
Male	112 528
Female	88 608
Legal person	36 825
Missing data	3
Age category of victims
<10 years	1 984
10-14 years	4 552
15-17 years	7 210
18-19 years	6 141
20-24 years	16 960
25-29 years	20 604
30-34 years	21 080
35-39 years	19 564
40-49 years	36 112
50-59 years	31 552
60-69 years	17 880
Up to 70 years	17 180
Date of birth missing	315
Residence category of victims
Swiss nationals	140 834
Foreign nationals (permanent resident population)	46 400
Asylum seekers	1 796
Other foreigners	10 583
Residence category missing	1 529

State of the database: 13.02.2020
Source: FSO - Police crime statistics (PCS) 2019

Development of victims under Swiss Criminal Code from 2009 to 2019

Detailed data on victims by offence and by year can be found under «Further information» below.

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