Almost 24 400 digital offences in 2020 according to the first results of the police crime statistics

Neuchâtel, 22.03.2021 - In 2020, the police recorded 24 398 offences having a digital component. A majority with 16 395 offences involved «cyber fraud», including fraud linked to online shops, real estate advertisements or romance scams, according to the first results of the PCS from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). In the same year, 32 819 burglaries were registered.

This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below)


Address for enquiries

Philippe Hayoz, FSO, Crime and Criminal Justice section, tel.: +41 58 463 64 54, email: philippe.hayoz@bfs.admin.ch
Anne-Corinne Vollenweider Wyss, FSO, Crime and Criminal Justice section, tel.: +41 58 463 61 91, email: annecorinne.vollenweiderwyss@bfs.admin.ch



Publisher

Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch

https://www.admin.ch/content/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-82737.html