Further rise in property offences in 2023
Neuchâtel, 25.03.2024 - In 2023, the number of offences recorded by the police was 14.0% higher than in the previous year, with a total of 522 558 offences under the Swiss Criminal Code (SCC). This increase was mainly due to property offences (+17.6%), which rose for the second year in a row. There was also an increase in digital crime (+31.5%). As in 2022, the number of recorded serious violent offences (+5.9%) grew in 2023. The number of persons accused rose by 4.3%. These are some of the findings of the police crime statistics of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
This press release and further information on the topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Seymour Mizrahi, FSO, Section Crime and Criminal Justice, tel.: +41 58 463 64 85, email: seymour.mizrahi@bfs.admin.ch
Anne-Corinne Vollenweider Wyss, FSO, Section Crime and Criminal Justice, tel.: +41 58 463 61 91, email: annecorinne.vollenweiderwyss@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
