Violent offences (per 1,000): all cantons compared
Violent offences (per 1,000) 2025: the lowest value is in the canton of Uri (2.15 per 1,000 residents), the highest in the canton of Basel-Stadt (13.12 per 1,000 residents). The full ranking of all 26 cantons:
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Police-registered violent offences per 1,000 residents (BFS Police Crime Statistics): homicide incl. attempts, serious and simple bodily harm, assault, robbery, extortion, threats, coercion, deprivation of liberty, sexual coercion, rape, violence against officials: an SLI selection of BFS offence lines, listed in the evidence drawer. Lower means fewer registered violent offences. Same caveats as total offences: reporting behaviour and commuter/visitor effects in city cantons. (Source: BFS PKS)
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| # | Canton | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uri | 2.15 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 2 | Schwyz | 2.32 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 3 | Appenzell Outer Rhodes | 2.71 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 4 | Appenzell Inner Rhodes | 3.08 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 5 | Basel-Landschaft | 3.27 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 6 | Obwalden | 3.39 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 7 | Aargau | 3.62 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 8 | Nidwalden | 3.7 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 9 | Lucerne | 3.74 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 10 | Grisons | 3.76 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 11 | Zug | 3.81 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 12 | Glarus | 3.82 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 13 | St. Gallen | 3.86 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 14 | Ticino | 3.96 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 15 | Thurgau | 3.99 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 16 | Fribourg | 4.3 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 17 | Bern | 4.31 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 18 | Solothurn | 4.87 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 19 | Valais | 5.02 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 20 | Zurich | 5.85 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 21 | Neuchâtel | 5.94 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 22 | Jura | 6.8 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 23 | Geneva | 6.88 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 24 | Vaud | 8.2 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 25 | Schaffhausen | 8.46 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
| 26 | Basel-Stadt | 13.12 per 1,000 residents | 2025 |
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| Official source | BFS PKS |
| Dataset (archive) | data/safety/violent-crime-cantons.json · manifest |
| SHA-256 checksum | 2187b56f822bd5e0f6e59e43… |
| Last retrieved from source | 2026-09-05 |
| Archive release (immutable) | SLI-2026-10-03.32 |
| Calculation (derived) | sum of the SLI violent-offence selection of BFS lines |
License: CC BY 4.0 (compilation); underlying figures remain subject to the source’s terms.
Frequently asked questions
Which canton has the lowest Violent offences (per 1,000)?
The canton of Uri, at 2.15 per 1,000 residents.
Which canton has the highest Violent offences (per 1,000)?
The canton of Basel-Stadt, at 13.12 per 1,000 residents.