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Criminal offences registered by the police according to the Swiss Criminal Code by canton, level of completion and level of detection

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Metainformation:
Last modified: new data set (year 2023), data of additional cantons
Survey reference day: ongoing, completed during February of the subsequent year
Data as of: 15.02.2024
Regionalisation: cantons / 01.01.2022
Survey: Police crime statistics (PCS)
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Offence

Female genital mutilation (art. 124)

Offence in force since July 1st, 2012

Unlawful claim for social insurance or social assistance benefits (art. 148a)

Offence in force since Oct. 1st, 2016

Criminal liability of members of the board of directors and the executive board of companies whose shares are listed on a stock exchange (art. 154)

Offence in force since Jan. 1st, 2023

Exploitation of knowledge of confidential facts (art. 161)

Offence repealed since May 1st, 2013

Price manipulation (art. 161bis)

Offence repealed since May 1st, 2013

Identity theft (art. 179decies)

Offence in force since Sept. 1st, 2023

Forced marriage, forced registered partnership (art. 181a)

Offence in force since July 1st, 2013

Enforced disappearance (art. 185bis)

Offence in force since Jan. 1st, 2017

Sexual acts with minors against payment (art. 196)

Offence in force since July 1st, 2014

Disruption of rail traffic (art. 238)

Offence repealed since July 1st, 2023

Recruiting, training and travelling with a view to committing a terrorist offence (art. 260sexies)

Offence in force since July 1st, 2021

Crimes against humanity (art. 264a)

Offence in force since Jan. 1st, 2011

Subversive propaganda (art. 275bis)

Offence repealed since July 1st, 2023

Unlawful association (art. 275ter)

Offence repealed since July 1st, 2023

Failure to comply with probation assistance or instructions (art. 295)

Offence in force since Jan. 1st, 2015

Active bribery of private individuals (art. 322octies)

Offence in force since July 1st, 2016

Passive bribery of private individuals (art. 322novies)

Offence in force since July 1st, 2016

Infringement of the regulations on reporting payments to state bodies (art. 325bis)

Offence in force since Jan. 1st, 2022

Infringement of other reporting obligations (art. 325ter)

Offence in force since Jan. 1st, 2022

Failure to comply with the regulations governing the protection of tenants of domestic and commercial properties (art. 325quater)

Originally Article 325bis. Offence in force since Jan. 1st, 2022.

Violation of obligations to give notice of the beneficial owner of shares or capital contributions (art. 327)

Offence in force since Nov. 1st, 2019

Violation of company law obligations on keeping registers (art. 327a)

Offence in force since Nov. 1st, 2019

Reproduction of postage stamps without intent to commit forgery (art.328)

Offence repealed since July 1st, 2023

Trading in material requisitioned by the armed forces (art. 330)

Offence repealed since July 1st, 2023

Failure to report a find (art. 332)

Offence repealed since July 1st, 2023