Three Femicides Every Month – in Switzerland, the Proportion of Women Killed Is Extremely High

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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The perpetrators are almost always men, but more than half of all victims of killing crimes are women. This imbalance has been increasing for years.

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More than 50 percent of the victims of killing crimes are women. The perpetrators? Almost always men. In Switzerland there are three femicides every month. Image: ShutterstockMore than 50 percent of the victims of killing crimes are women. The perpetrators? Almost always men.The headlines of killed or seriously injured women pile up in recent months.The knife attack in Brittnau (AG) at the beginning of July, the blood attack in Egerkingen (SO) i…