Disaggregation of the police data is not available.
The above data were submitted to ODIHR and added to this table in October 2024.
ODIHR recognizes Switzerland's efforts to report hate crime information to ODIHR. However, it observes that Switzerland has not reported statistics on hate crimes to ODIHR. In the absence of the official statistics, ODIHR is not able to provide further observations on hate crime data collection in Switzerland. In addition, ODIHR observes that Switzerland would benefit from reviewing the existing legal framework to ensure that bias motivations are effectively acknowledged and appropriate penalties can be imposed on the perpetrators.
ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, OSCE participating States committed to periodically report reliable information and statistics on hate crime to ODIHR. Participating States also committed to enacting specific and tailored legislation to combat hate crimes, providing for effective penalties that take into account the gravity of such crimes. ODIHR stands ready to support Switzerland in meeting its relevant commitments through the provision of comprehensive resources and tailored assistance, including further resources aimed at addressing hate crime legislation and providing tailored legislative advice.
In addition to incidents submitted with detailed descriptions, this graph includes the following incidents reported by the LGBT+ Helpline as statistics: 6 anti-LGBTI, 4 gender-based, and 1 racist and xenophobic incident.
🛈 Please note that the total number of incidents may be lower than the sum of incidents presented in the breakdown chart above, as some incidents involve multiple bias motivations.
🛈 ODIHR no longer presents descriptions of property attacks in the incident tables below. Data on property attacks are presented in the breakdown charts above. One property attack may target multiple properties or involve multiple types of attack.