Convictions of adults declined by 11% in 2020
Neuchâtel, 17.05.2021 - In 2020 around 95 000 adult convictions were registered in the conviction register. This corresponds to a drop of 11% compared with the 2019 year. The greatest decline was seen for convictions under the Foreign National and Integration Act (–17%). Among the sentences imposed, a particularly marked reduction was observed in custodial sentences with a duration of more than two years (–27%). The courts ordered expulsion in 1841 convictions (–12%). These are some of the findings of the adult conviction statistics produced by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Christophe Maillard, FSO, Crime and Criminal Justice, tel.: +41 58 463 62 13,
e-mail: Christophe.Maillard@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
