23.03.2026 - In 2025, the police registered a total of 554 963 offences under the Swiss Criminal Code (SCC). Compared with the previous year, the number of criminal offences fell by 1.5%, which can be attributed in particular to the 3.5% decrease in offences against property. As in previous years, the number of serious violent offences has risen (+8.1%). Of the 55 completed homicides, 61.8% occurred in the domestic sphere. These are some of the findings of the Police Crime Statistics of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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