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Switzerland is seeing a huge increase in violent crime. 16.6% between 2021 and 2022. Serious bodily harm and rape were the crimes that saw the biggest rises, in

Switzerland is seeing a huge increase in violent crime. 16.6% between 2021 and 2022. Serious bodily harm and rape were the crimes that saw the biggest rises, increasing by 17% and 14.5%, respectively.[0] - [0]: https://www.iamexpat.ch/expat-info/swiss-expat-news/most-violent-swiss-city-named-after-burglary-rates-rise-first-time-decade https://www.iamexpat.ch/expat-info/swiss-expat-news/most-vio...

HatchedLake721 2y ago
> Switzerland is seeing a huge increase in violent crime. 16.6% between 2021 and 2022. 2020-2023 data should be mostly ignored, especially by news websites trying to generate clickbait content. It's like when UK politicians gloated how they reduced shoplifting/burglary rates. Yes, it was lockdown with shops closed and people sitting at home, of course rates went down. Same thing here, there's no point drawing conclusion in data between 2021 (lockdowns) and 2022. > The FSO noted [...] crime rates have shot back up to 2019 levels.
PKop 2y ago
It's because immigration is increasing, and more non-Swiss are in the country.
- dgellow 2y ago
  HN isn’t the place for xenophobic, racists comments like this one
  - typeofhuman 2y ago
    But the increase is attributable largely to the recent immigrant population. Some cultures think it's perfectly fine to assault and rape women. Those cultures are bad and good cultures are suffering the consequences by inviting them in.
  - PKop 2y ago
    I'll note you didn't say "that's not true" because you know it is. You should be ashamed of yourself for wanting to oppose discourse that speaks truth, in service to upholding some religious incantation denouncing those that discuss truth as "racist". Don't you care whatsoever about the quality of life degradation for people living in these countries that are suffering with this problem? No, you care more about words and labels.
    - typeofhuman 2y ago
      They can't care. If they did, they'd lose membership in every group that they're a part of. It would literally cost them everything. Even if they were affected personally, they won't give up this ideology because without it, their entire worldview crumbles.
    - dgellow 2y ago
      Are you from Switzerland? Do you have knowledge of the country from anything else than online content? Looking at your history the answer seems to be no. I was born there and lived there for 24 years of my life, I know and care deeply about the country and its culture. Your comment was obviously not true, not that you actually care about it. It was also xenophobic and racist, with no substantive content, there isn’t anything to respond in it.
      - PKop 2y ago
        >I know and care deeply about the country and its culture. Then why would you want foreign immigrants from places with a drastically different culture coming into your country? It makes no sense. >obviously not true I know many Swiss people, what they say is very different from you. In say the last 5 years the composition and quantity is markedly different. I've been to Switzerland 3 times, it is a uniquely beautiful and wonderful nation. It would sadden me if it changed. The Swiss have made it a great place. >anything else than online content Just because it is online does not mean it's untrue. In many different European nations, immigrants from certain places are committing crimes at much higher rate than native Europeans. I don't care what label you apply to this fact describing truth.

HatchedLake721 2y ago

> Switzerland is seeing a huge increase in violent crime. 16.6% between 2021 and 2022. 2020-2023 data should be mostly ignored, especially by news websites trying to generate clickbait content. It's like when UK politicians gloated how they reduced shoplifting/burglary rates. Yes, it was lockdown with shops closed and people sitting at home, of course rates went down. Same thing here, there's no point drawing conclusion in data between 2021 (lockdowns) and 2022. > The FSO noted [...] crime rates have shot back up to 2019 levels.

PKop 2y ago

It's because immigration is increasing, and more non-Swiss are in the country.

dgellow 2y ago
HN isn’t the place for xenophobic, racists comments like this one
- typeofhuman 2y ago
  But the increase is attributable largely to the recent immigrant population. Some cultures think it's perfectly fine to assault and rape women. Those cultures are bad and good cultures are suffering the consequences by inviting them in.
- PKop 2y ago
  I'll note you didn't say "that's not true" because you know it is. You should be ashamed of yourself for wanting to oppose discourse that speaks truth, in service to upholding some religious incantation denouncing those that discuss truth as "racist". Don't you care whatsoever about the quality of life degradation for people living in these countries that are suffering with this problem? No, you care more about words and labels.
  - typeofhuman 2y ago
    They can't care. If they did, they'd lose membership in every group that they're a part of. It would literally cost them everything. Even if they were affected personally, they won't give up this ideology because without it, their entire worldview crumbles.
  - dgellow 2y ago
    Are you from Switzerland? Do you have knowledge of the country from anything else than online content? Looking at your history the answer seems to be no. I was born there and lived there for 24 years of my life, I know and care deeply about the country and its culture. Your comment was obviously not true, not that you actually care about it. It was also xenophobic and racist, with no substantive content, there isn’t anything to respond in it.
    - PKop 2y ago
      >I know and care deeply about the country and its culture. Then why would you want foreign immigrants from places with a drastically different culture coming into your country? It makes no sense. >obviously not true I know many Swiss people, what they say is very different from you. In say the last 5 years the composition and quantity is markedly different. I've been to Switzerland 3 times, it is a uniquely beautiful and wonderful nation. It would sadden me if it changed. The Swiss have made it a great place. >anything else than online content Just because it is online does not mean it's untrue. In many different European nations, immigrants from certain places are committing crimes at much higher rate than native Europeans. I don't care what label you apply to this fact describing truth.