Published: 2019-10-09

Does “Foreigner” always Mean Trouble? Crime Committed by Foreigners in Switzerland, with Particular Emphasis on Crime Committed by Poles

Diana Dajnowicz-Piesiecka
Zeszyty Prawnicze
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/zp.2019.19.3.09

Abstract

This article is on crime committed by foreigners in Switzerland, with a detailed discussion of crime committed by Poles. The purpose of focusing on the “Polish” crime was to check the authenticity of the stereotype of “the Polish criminal” in European societies. I carried out my research using the secondary data analysis method, and present my results in this study. I used the criminal statistics for the number of convicted foreigners which I obtained from the Swiss Federal Office of Statistics. My analysis of the data showed beyond all doubt that in the breakdown of crime in Switzerland there are more offenders from foreign countries than Swiss citizens. Every year foreigners make up nearly 60% of the offenders convicted in Switzerland. Convicted foreigners include Poles, who are finding Switzerland more and more of an attractive destination for immigration. The breakdown for crime committed by Poles in Switzerland does not differ very much from the general pattern of crime committed foreigners in that country, but it is worth pointing out that Poles are convicted of crimes under the Swiss Road Traffic Act more often than other immigrants.

Keywords:

criminal law, crime, Switzerland, immigrants, drug offences, traffic offences, the penal code, crime committed by foreigners

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Dajnowicz-Piesiecka, D. (2019). Does “Foreigner” always Mean Trouble? Crime Committed by Foreigners in Switzerland, with Particular Emphasis on Crime Committed by Poles. Zeszyty Prawnicze, 19(3), 203–229. https://doi.org/10.21697/zp.2019.19.3.09

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