Four in Five People Convicted of Theft in Switzerland Hold a Foreign Passport
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More than 80 percent of the persons convicted of theft in Switzerland in 2025 are foreigners. Particularly striking: 1,497 Algerians face only 1,500 Swiss. Of the condemned Algerians, only 35 belong to the permanent resident population. In addition to the asylum migrants, cross-border crime tourism also employs the Swiss police.
New figures from the Federal Statistical Office reveal significant differences between convicted criminals based on nationality - and an unusually high percentage of individuals who do not reside permanently in Switzerland. This is particularly noticeable in cases of theft. For ten years, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) has been publishing data on the nationality of convicted persons. Since last year, it has also been possible to analyze th…
Theft convictions fall in Switzerland, but foreign nationals still account for more than 80%
More than 80% of those convicted were foreign nationals, and around two-thirds were not permanent residents of Switzerland, according to new federal statistics. As autumn brings shorter days and longer nights, Switzerland enters the season when burglaries tend to rise. Theft, which includes burglary, is among the most common offences recorded in the country’s latest […]
The Swiss figures on criminal convictions revived the debate on the nationality of convicted persons.
Last year, 7956 people were convicted of theft in Switzerland. This is shown by the new federal criminal sentence statistics. What is striking is that more than 80 percent of the perpetrators have a foreign passport.
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