Slight decline in adult convictions in 2017
Neuchâtel, 04.06.2018 - (FSO) – In 2017 around 105 000 adult convictions were registered in the conviction register. This corresponds to a decline of 5% compared with the previous year. Conditional financial penalties remain the most common sentence (87%), thus far exceeding custodial sentences since 2007. In 2017, there were 1039 convictions with expulsions. These are the latest findings from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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Address for enquiries
Isabel Zoder, FSO, Crime and Criminal Justice Section, +41 58 463 64 59, Isabel.Zoder@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
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