Editing Demographics of Switzerland (section)

==Crime==
{{Main|Crime in Switzerland}}
The police registered a total of 553,421 criminal offences in 2009, including 51 killings and 185 attempted murders. There were 616 cases of [[rape]]. In the same year, 94,574 adults (85% of them male, 47.4% of them Swiss citizens) were convicted under criminal law. 57.3% of convictions were for traffic offences.<ref name=convictions>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/19/03/03/key/verurteilte.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office ''Verurteilungen (Erwachsene) - Daten, Indikatoren - Demographische Merkmale der Verurteilten''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204154823/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/19/03/03/key/verurteilte.html |date=4 December 2007 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 14 November 2010</ref>

In the same year, 15,064 minors (78.3% of them male, 68.2% of them of Swiss nationality, 76.3% aged between 15 and 18) were convicted.<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/19/03/04/key/ueberblick/wichtigste_zahlen.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office ''Jugendstrafurteile - Daten, Indikatoren''] {{in lang|de}} accessed 15 November 2010</ref>

The number of convicted persons is given in the following tables.<ref name=convictions2016>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/19/03/03/key/ueberblick/02.html Kriminalität, Strafvollzug – Daten, Indikatoren: Verurteile Personen: Jugendliche und Erwachsene] {{in lang|de}} accessed 5 April 2016</ref> Each class of crime references the relevant section of the ''[[Strafgesetzbuch (Switzerland)|Strafgesetzbuch]]'' (Criminal Code, abbreviated as StGB in German), or ''Betäubungsmittelgesetz'' (abbr. BetmG, Narcotics Act), or the ''Strassenverkehrsgesetz'' (abbr. SVG, Swiss Traffic Regulations).

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year  || Total Convicted <br /> Adults || Homicide<br /><small>(Art. 111,112,113,116 StGB) </small>|| Serious Bodily Injury<br /><small>(Art. 122 StGB) </small>|| Minor Bodily Injury <br /><small> (Art. 123 StGB)</small> || Sexual Contact with Children<br /><small> (Art. 187 StGB)</small> || Rape<br /><small>(Art. 190 StGB) </small>|| Theft<br /><small>(Art. 139 StGB) </small>|| Robbery <br /><small>(Art. 140 StGB)</small>|| Receiving Stolen Goods <br /><small>(Art. 160 StGB) </small>|| Embezzlement <br /><small>(Art. 138 StGB)</small>	|| Fraud <br /><small>(Art. 146 StGB)</small> || Narcotics Possession || Major Violation of Traffic Laws <br /><small>(Art. 90 Abs. 1&2 SVG)</small> || Impaired Driving<br /><small> (Art. 91 SVG)</small>
|-
| 2005 || 26,199 || 105 || 95 || 2,439 || 416 || 110 || 5,967 || 497 || 1,249 || 906 || 1,469 || 5,510 || 22,015 || 16,466
|-
| 2006 || 26,583 || 116 || 105 || 2,537 || 388 || 135 || 5,933 || 565 || 1,186 || 876 || 1,516 || 5,403 || 21,535 || 21,058
|-
| 2007 || 24,265 || 105 || 94 || 2,262 || 386 || 139 || 5,502 || 524 || 930 || 805 || 1,597 || 5,090 || 21,294 || 20,108
|-
| 2008 || 26,327 || 107 || 134 || 2,632 || 412 || 135 || 5,756 || 525 || 909 || 854 || 1,660 || 5,387 || 25,265 || 20,600
|-
| 2009 || 27,727 || 103 || 129 || 2,655 || 388 || 129 || 6,449 || 533 || 941 || 859 || 1,566 || 5,533 || 25,557 || 19,711
|-
| 2010 || 28,691 || 94 || 149 || 2,677 || 334 || 128 || 6,659 || 593 || 905 || 784 || 1,750 || 6,125 || 25,983 || 20,591
|-
| 2011 || 29,128 || 82 || 127 || 2,721 || 274 || 86 || 6,950 || 442 || 1,007 || 716 || 1,767 || 4,710 || 23,590 || 18,882
|-
| 2012 || 33,925 || 116 || 179 || 2,845 || 293 || 108 || 8,936 || 511 || 1,332 || 745 || 1,971 || 5,734 || 22,906 || 18,396
|-
| 2013 || 35,325 || 114 || 178 || 2,843 || 317 || 98 || 9,491 || 654 || 1,433 || 670 || 2,307 || 6,070 || 22,277 || 17,465
|-
| 2014{{ref|conviction|a}} || 32,911 || 99 || 197 || 2,617 || 288 || 77 || 8,335 || 520 || 1,112 || 646 || 2,153 || 6,164 || 24,263 || 17,041
|}
:{{note|conviction|a}} 2014 conviction numbers may not include convictions overturned on appeal.
:{{note|privacy|}} Due to privacy protection laws some convictions are not included.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year  || Total Convicted <br /> Minors || Homicide<br /><small>(Art. 111,112,113,116 StGB) </small>|| Serious Bodily Injury<br /><small>(Art. 122 StGB) </small>|| Minor Bodily Injury <br /><small> (Art. 123 StGB)</small> || Sexual Contact with Children<br /><small> (Art. 187 StGB)</small> || Rape<br /><small>(Art. 190 StGB) </small>|| Theft<br /><small>(Art. 139 StGB) </small>|| Robbery <br /><small>(Art. 140 StGB)</small>|| Receiving Stolen Goods <br /><small>(Art. 160 StGB) </small>|| Embezzlement <br /><small>(Art. 138 StGB)</small>	|| Fraud <br /><small>(Art. 146 StGB)</small> || Narcotics Possession || Major Violation of Traffic Laws <br /><small>(Art. 90 Abs. 1&2 SVG)</small> || Impaired Driving<br /><small> (Art. 91 SVG)</small>
|-
| 2005 || 7,580 || 7 || 10 || 634 || 73 || 14 || 3,528 || 375 || 400 || 34 || 65 || 918 || 124 || 180
|-
| 2006 || 7,769 || 7 || 22 || 644 || 118 || 19 || 3,418 || 330 || 390 || 35 || 51 || 1,019 || 126 || 189
|-
| 2007 || 6,910 || 6 || 21 || 699 || 101 || 19 || 2,189 || 285 || 285 || 21 || 47 || 680 || 116 || 141
|-
| 2008 || 6,975 || 4 || 24 || 688 || 80 || 17 || 1,998 || 334 || 272 || 17 || 57 || 560 || 101 || 125
|-
| 2009 || 6,931 || 6 || 24 || 665 || 73 || 5 || 2,033 || 365 || 311 || 19 || 57 || 600 || 142 || 105
|-
| 2010 || 7,613 || 13 || 36 || 770 || 71 || 17 || 2,410 || 413 || 242 || 19 || 51 || 565 || 119 || 141
|-
| 2011 || 5,427 || 2 || 31 || 553 || 65 || 5 || 1,585 || 256 || 153 || 10 || 49 || 507 || 138 || 152
|-
| 2012 || 5,070 || 2 || 34 || 476 || 71 || 8 || 1,620 || 303 || 164 || 25 || 56 || 554 || 74 || 124
|-
| 2013 || 5,199 || 3 || 32 || 407 || 75 || 21 || 1,666 || 325 || 166 || 27 || 90 || 690 || 72 || 95
|-
| 2014 || 4,849{{ref|conviction|a}} || 1 || 33 || 380 || 63 || 8 || 1,375 || 231 || 159 || 24 || 70 || 817 || 86 || 124
|}
:{{note|conviction|a}} 2014 conviction numbers may not include convictions overturned on appeal.
:{{note|privacy|}} Due to privacy protection laws some convictions are not included.