Country vs country: Crime Stats: compare key data on Switzerland & United States and Crime Stats: compare key data on Switzerland & United States compared Crime

STAT
Switzerland
United States
HISTORY
Age of criminal responsibility 10
Ranked 40th. 67% more than United States
6
Ranked 58th.
Crime levels 27.4
Ranked 74th.
55.84
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 3.4%
Ranked 15th.
13.7%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Switzerland
Drugs > Opiates use 0.6%
Ranked 4th. 5% more than United States
0.57%
Ranked 3rd.
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 1,944
Ranked 27th.
2,014
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Switzerland
Murder rate 0.71 5
Murders with firearms per million 9.33
Ranked 21st.
32.57
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Switzerland
Police officers 0.9
Ranked 10th.
243.6
Ranked 27th. 271 times more than Switzerland
Total crimes 307,631
Ranked 31st.
11.88 million
Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Switzerland
Total crimes per 1000 42.23
Ranked 20th. 2% more than United States
41.29
Ranked 22nd.
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 45.7
Ranked 4th.
88.8
Ranked 1st. 94% more than Switzerland
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 1.25
Ranked 39th.
4.7
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Switzerland

Violent crime > Murder rate 52
Ranked 68th.
12,996
Ranked 9th. 250 times more than Switzerland

Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 6.65
Ranked 82nd.
42.01
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Switzerland

Violent crime > Murders per million people 6.65
Ranked 82nd.
42.01
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Switzerland

Violent crime > Murders 52
Ranked 68th.
12,996
Ranked 9th. 250 times more than Switzerland

Burglaries 758.1
Ranked 8th. 6% more than United States
714.4
Ranked 9th.

Robberies 54.6
Ranked 36th.
146.4
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Switzerland
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 64.56
Ranked 45th.
65.22
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Switzerland
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 20.83
Ranked 71st.
32.55
Ranked 31st. 56% more than Switzerland
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 70.19
Ranked 18th. 68% more than United States
41.84
Ranked 60th.
Murders > Per 100,000 people 2.9
Ranked 79th.
5.9
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Murders with firearms 68
Ranked 23th.
9,369
Ranked 4th. 138 times more than Switzerland
Rape victims 0.6%
Ranked 12th. 50% more than United States
0.4%
Ranked 13th.
Prisoners 4,982 prisoners
Ranked 96th.
2.02 million prisoners
Ranked 1st. 405 times more than Switzerland
Assaults 108.3
Ranked 31st.
786.7
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Switzerland
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Auto theft 768.8
Ranked 1st. 97% more than United States
390.2
Ranked 6th.

Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 21.47
Ranked 79th.
75.54
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Switzerland
Murders > WHO 0.9
Ranked 166th.
5.6
Ranked 88th. 6 times more than Switzerland
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 89.42
Ranked 19th. 19% more than United States
75.24
Ranked 57th.

Assault victims 1%
Ranked 15th.
1.2%
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Switzerland
Total crime victims 18.2%
Ranked 18th.
21.1%
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Switzerland
Prisoners > Per capita 72 per 100,000 people
Ranked 111th.
715 per 100,000 people
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Switzerland
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Aggravated murder, aggravated hostage-taking, genocide, endangering the independence of the country Varies by state
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 26.95
Ranked 74th.
42.08
Ranked 43th. 56% more than Switzerland
Software piracy rate 25%
Ranked 97th. 25% more than United States
20%
Ranked 106th.
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 41.03
Ranked 69th.
57.93
Ranked 28th. 41% more than Switzerland
Drug offences 49,201 per 100,000 people
Ranked 5th. 88 times more than United States
560.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 45.72
Ranked 47th.
61.82
Ranked 19th. 35% more than Switzerland
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 21.38
Ranked 90th.
42.45
Ranked 69th. 99% more than Switzerland
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 10 years or 15 years; individually set by judge 15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state)
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 28.21
Ranked 76th.
44.84
Ranked 33th. 59% more than Switzerland
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 25.97
Ranked 75th.
45.01
Ranked 47th. 73% more than Switzerland
Illicit drugs a major international financial center vulnerable to the layering and integration stages of money laundering; despite significant legislation and reporting requirements, secrecy rules persist and nonresidents are permitted to conduct business through offshore entities and various intermediaries; transit country for and consumer of South American cocaine, Southwest Asian heroin, and Western European synthetics; domestic cannabis cultivation and limited ecstasy production world's largest consumer of cocaine (shipped from Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean), Colombian heroin, and Mexican heroin and marijuana; major consumer of ecstasy and Mexican methamphetamine; minor consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine; money-laundering center
Frauds 10,327
Ranked 27th.
371,800
Ranked 2nd. 36 times more than Switzerland
Gun ownership > Guns per 100 residents > 2007 45.7
Ranked 3rd.
88.8
Ranked 1st. 94% more than Switzerland
Serious assaults 2.9
Ranked 44th.
281.6
Ranked 1st. 97 times more than Switzerland
Prisoners per 1000 0.684 prisoners
Ranked 113th.
7.02 prisoners
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Switzerland
Murders committed by youths 17
Ranked 59th.
8,226
Ranked 3rd. 484 times more than Switzerland
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence None Varies by state
Judges 10.6%
Ranked 4th.
10.8%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Switzerland

Property crime victims 4.5%
Ranked 17th.
10%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 34.87
Ranked 66th.
48.52
Ranked 39th. 39% more than Switzerland
Drugs > HIV testing amongst drug users 54.11%
Ranked 17th. 16% more than United States
46.8%
Ranked 12th.

Robbery victims 0.7%
Ranked 14th. 17% more than United States
0.6%
Ranked 16th.
Prisoners > Female 6.2%
Ranked 24th.
8.5%
Ranked 9th. 37% more than Switzerland
Suicide rates > Ages 15-24 17.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than United States
13.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th.
Judges and Magistrates 770
Ranked 30th.
29,023
Ranked 3rd. 38 times more than Switzerland
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 under 15 : no imprisonment 15\u201317 : max. 4 years' imprisonment Yes ( de jure )
Punishment > Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Car thefts 65,571
Ranked 11th.
1.25 million
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Switzerland
Car thefts per 1000 9
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
4.33
Ranked 11th.
Perception of safety > Walking in dark 77%
Ranked 11th.
82%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Switzerland
Murders committed by youths per million 2.38
Ranked 58th.
29.48
Ranked 16th. 12 times more than Switzerland
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 28
Ranked 82nd.
59.02
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence Yes Yes
Judges and Magistrates per million 105.7
Ranked 27th. 5% more than United States
100.91
Ranked 31st.
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 17.67
Ranked 86th.
42.04
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Switzerland
Believe in police efficiency 67%
Ranked 11th.
89%
Ranked 1st. 33% more than Switzerland
Prison staff 68.4%
Ranked 2nd.
138.3%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Switzerland

Jails 163
Ranked 19th.
1,558
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Switzerland
Perception of safety > Burglary 64%
Ranked 8th.
78%
Ranked 4th. 22% more than Switzerland
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 70.8%
Ranked 2nd. 142 times more than United States
0.5%
Ranked 77th.
Suicide rates > Ages 25-34 18.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 6th. 23% more than United States
15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 80.9%
Ranked 113th.
0.0
Ranked 126th.
Frauds per 1000 1.42
Ranked 20th. 10% more than United States
1.29
Ranked 24th.
Bribery victims 0.2%
Ranked 13th. The same as United States
0.2%
Ranked 12th.
Embezzlements 2,579
Ranked 22nd.
17,300
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Switzerland
Jails per million 22.38
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than United States
5.42
Ranked 24th.
Embezzlements per million 354.03
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than United States
60.15
Ranked 39th.
Suicide rates > Ages above 75 50.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States
22 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th.
Suicide rates > Ages 35-44 21.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 6th. 42% more than United States
15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 12th.
Reporting to police 52%
Ranked 8th. The same as United States
52%
Ranked 7th.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 43%
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than United States
20%
Ranked 106th.
Suicide rates > Ages 45-54 27.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 6th. 94% more than United States
14.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th.
Suicide rates > Ages 65-74 30.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as United States
15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 11th.
Suicide rates > Ages 55-64 27.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United States
13.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th.

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