[15][25], Regulation of money laundering in Switzerland includes the Federal Act on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Financial Sector (Anti-Money Laundering Act, AMLA) which requires financial intermediaries such as investment banks or insurance companies to comply with due diligence and disclosure requirements. Geneva, on the other hand, has a relatively high incidence of crimes of theft. If you move around the world by choice, consider helping those forced from their homes by conflict. )solar: 3.8% of total installed capacity (2020 est. ), production: 0 metric tons (2020 est. Lesotho - 82.68. which country has lowest crime rate in the world? criminology - Do 1 in 2 Swiss citizens have guns and do . (French)L'Almanacco dei fatti del mondo, l'indispensabile fonte per le informazioni di base. )1.14% (2019 est. [14], The Money Laundering Reporting Office is a federal body responsible for receiving and analysing suspicious activity reports in connection with money laundering, terrorist financing, and money of criminal origin, and forwarding them to the law enforcement agencies if necessary. [19], In February 2022, the European People's Party of the European Parliament proposed reviewing Swiss banking practices and money laundering status in response to the Suisse secrets leaks, asking the European Commission to reclassify Switzerland as a high-risk country for financial crime. [54][55], In 2019, over 350 racist incidents were reported to the authorities. )-2.38% (2020 est. )imports: 26.988 billion kWh (2020 est. ), $71,000 (2021 est. In recent years, Switzerland has responded to increasing pressure from neighboring countries and trading partners to reform its banking secrecy laws, by agreeing to conform to OECD regulations on administrative assistance in tax matters, including tax evasion. [38][39], In 2022, a near all-time record Brazilian shipment of 500kg of cocaine was intercepted by the Swiss authorities at a Nespresso factory in Fribourg. )percent of population: 94% (2020 est. ), conventional long form: Swiss Confederationconventional short form: Switzerlandlocal long form: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German)/ Confederation Suisse (French)/ Confederazione Svizzera (Italian)/ Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh)local short form: Schweiz (German)/ Suisse (French)/ Svizzera (Italian)/ Svizra (Romansh)abbreviation: CHetymology: name derives from the canton of Schwyz, one of the founding cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy that formed in the 14th century, federal republic (formally a confederation), name: Berngeographic coordinates: 46 55 N, 7 28 Etime difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in Octoberetymology: origin of the name is uncertain but may derive from a 2nd century B.C. In Switzerland you are obliged to provide your personal details and it is customary to carry an I.D. There is a high crime rate in Venezuala. ; note - data are in current year dollars$429.979 billion (2020 est.) In 2021, CHF 4.8 million was paid out to crime victims by the compensation authorities and the victim consultation centres provided consultations in 44 633 cases. Criminal justice In 2021 the number of juvenile convictions amounts to 20'902 cases. As the proposal makes deportation mandatory, it denies judges any judicial discretion over deportation. The figures are much higher in the 20-24 age bracket, with 14% of men and 6.5% of women saying they had consumed cannabis in the past 30 days. The crime rate is highest in Zurich, Geneva, Vaud, and Bern. )proven reserves: 0 metric tons (2019 est. There was no crime rate or statistics for Switzerland in 2018. The most common crimes are theft and criminal damage. Besides, the government rarely follows up on these reports because of lack of means, incentives and a clear legal framework. The sovereign debt crises unfolding in neighboring euro-zone countries, however, coupled with economic instability in Russia and other Eastern European economies drove up demand for the Swiss franc by investors seeking a safe haven currency. [32], According to a recent study, 5 Swiss cities (St Gallen, Bern, Zurich, Basel and Geneva) were listed among top 10 European cities for cocaine use. In addition to being one of the safest countries, New Zealand has the lowest crime rate, especially violent crime. Bermuda - 67.29. Roman Catholic 34.4%, Protestant 22.5%, other Christian 5.7%, Muslim 5.4%, other 1.5%, none 29.4%, unspecified 1.1% (2020 est. Swiss law only allows up to 0.05% blood alcohol content. Store cash and credit cards in separate pockets of clothing, and always close to the body. [10][11][12], Money laundering is a criminal offence punishable by the criminal authorities (Art. ), 4.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est. Here are the top 10 safest countries in the world. This was the largest case of drug-related money laundering to become public. ), $1.909 trillion (2019 est. If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high. There was no crime rate or statistics in Switzerland in 2016. [15], Under Swiss laws, a company can be held criminally liable for inadequate organisation or failing to take all reasonable measures to prevent a crime from happening. After a process lasting over twenty years, the new Criminal Code came into force in 2007. ), household consumption: 53.7% (2017 est. If a person responds the criminals request that they transfer a sum of money before the jackpot can be transferred. )crude oil and lease condensate imports: 60,900 bbl/day (2018 est. [33][34], Swiss authorities, including CHUV, estimate that dealers and traffickers make profits of $28.1-29.1 million a year in Vaud alone. Shutters must be secured so they cannot be raised from the outside. )permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est. Almost two-thirds (61%) of the population believe that crime has increased in recent years and 68.8% think that crimes committed by foreigners have become more frequent in Switzerland, according . Celtic place name, possibly "berna" meaning "cleft," that was subsequently adopted by a Roman settlement, 26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; Kantone, singular - Kanton in German); Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Berne/Bern, Fribourg/Freiburg, Geneve (Geneva), Glarus, Graubuenden/Grigioni/Grischun, Jura, Luzern (Lucerne), Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais/Wallis, Vaud, Zug, Zuerichnote: the canton names are in the official language(s) of the canton with the exception of Geneve and Luzern, where the conventional names (Geneva and Lucerne) have been added in parentheses; 6 of the cantons - Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Nidwalden, Obwalden - are referred to as half cantons because they elect only one member (instead of two) to the Council of States and, in popular referendums where a majority of popular votes and a majority of cantonal votes are required, these 6 cantons only have a half vote, 1 August 1291 (founding of the Swiss Confederation), Founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291; note - since 1 August 1891 celebrated as Swiss National Day, history: previous 1848, 1874; latest adopted by referendum 18 April 1999, effective 1 January 2000amendments: proposed by the two houses of the Federal Assembly or by petition of at least onehundred thousandvoters (called the "federal popular initiative"); passage of proposals requires majority vote in a referendum; following drafting of an amendment by the Assembly, its passage requires approval by majority vote in a referendum and approval by the majority of cantons; amended many times, last in 2018, civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts, except for federal decrees of a general obligatory character, accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction, citizenship by birth: nocitizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Switzerlanddual citizenship recognized: yesresidency requirement for naturalization: 12 years including at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application, chief of state: President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio CASSIS (since 1 January 2022); Vice President Alain BERSET (since 1 January 2022); note - the Federal Council, comprised of 7 federal councillors, constitutes the federal government of Switzerland; council members rotate the 1-year term of federal presidenthead of government: President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio CASSIS (since 1 January 2022); Vice President Alain BERSET (since 1 January 2022)cabinet: Federal Council or Bundesrat (in German), Conseil Federal (in French), Consiglio Federale (in Italian) indirectly elected by the Federal Assembly for a 4-year termelections/appointments: president and vice president elected by the Federal Assembly from among members of the Federal Council for a 1-year, non-consecutive term; election last held on 8 December 2021 (next to be held in December 2022)election results: 2021: Ignazio CASSIS elected president for 2022; Federal Assembly vote - Ignazio CASSIS (FDP.The Liberals) 156 of 197 votes; Alain BERSET (SP) elected vice president; Federal Assembly vote - 158 of 2042020: Guy PARMELIN elected president for 2021; Federal Assembly vote - Guy PARMELIN (SVP) 188 of 202 votes; Ignazio CASSIS (FDP.The Liberals) elected vice president; Federal Assembly vote - 162 of 191, description: bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung (in German), Assemble Fdrale (in French), Assemblea Federale (in Italian) consists of:Council of States or Stnderat (in German), Conseil des tats (in French), Consiglio degli Stati (in Italian) (46 seats; members in two-seat constituencies representing cantons and single-seat constituencies representing half cantons directly elected by simple majority vote except Jura and Neuchatel cantons, which use list proportional representation vote; member term governed by cantonal law)National Council or Nationalrat (in German), Conseil National (in French), Consiglio Nazionale (in Italian) (200 seats; 194 members in cantons directly elected by proportional representation vote and 6 in half cantons directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)elections: Council of States - last held in most cantons on 20 October 2019 (each canton determines when the next election will be held)National Council - last held on 20 October 2019 (next to be held on 31 October 2023)election results: Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - The Center 13, FDP.The Liberals 12, SDP 9, Green Party 5, SVP 6, other 1; composition (as of mid-2022) - men 33, women 13, percent of women 28.3% National Council - percent of vote by party - SVP 26.5%, SP 19.5%, FDP.The Liberals 15.1%, Green Party 14%, The Center 14%, GLP 7.8%, other 3.5%; seats by party - SVP 53, SP 39, FDP.The Liberals 29, Green Party 28, The Center 28, GLP 16, other 7; composition (as of mid-2022) - men 115, women 85, percent of women 42.5%; note - overall Federal Assembly percent of women 39.8%, highest court(s): Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 justices and 19 deputy justices organized into 7 divisions)judge selection and term of office: judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assemblysubordinate courts: Federal Criminal Court (established in 2004); Federal Administrative Court (established in 2007); note - each of Switzerland's 26 cantons has its own courts, Green Liberal Party (Gruenliberale Partei or GLP, Parti vert liberale or PVL, Partito Verde-Liberale or PVL, Partida Verde Liberale or PVL) [Juerg GROSSEN]Green Party (Gruene Partei der Schweiz or Gruene, Parti Ecologiste Suisse or Les Verts, Partito Ecologista Svizzero or I Verdi, Partida Ecologica Svizra or La Verda) [Balthasar GLATTLI]Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz or SP, Parti Socialiste Suisse or PSS, Partito Socialista Svizzero or PSS, Partida Socialdemocratica de la Svizra or PSS) [Cedric WERMUTH and Mattea MEYER]Swiss People's Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei or SVP, Union Democratique du Centre or UDC, Unione Democratica di Centro or UDC, Uniun Democratica dal Center or UDC) [Marco CHIESA]The Center (Die Mitte, Alleanza del Centro, Le Centre, Allianza dal Center) [Gerhard PFISTER] (merger of the Christian Democratic People's Party and the Conservative Democratic Party)The Liberals or FDP.The Liberals (FDP.Die Liberalen, PLR.Les Liberaux-Radicaux, PLR.I Liberali, Ils Liberals) [Petra GOESSI]other minor parties, ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, EITI (implementing country), ESA, FAO, FATF, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNMOGIP, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC, chief of mission: Ambassador Jacques Henri PITTELOUD (since 16 September 2019)chancery: 2201 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20007-4105telephone: [1] (202) 745-7900FAX: [1] (202) 387-2564email address and website: washington@eda.admin.chhttps://www.eda.admin.ch/washingtonconsulate(s) general: Atlanta, Chicago, New York, San Franciscoconsulate(s): Boston, chief of mission: Ambassador Scott MILLER (since 11 January 2022) note - also accredited to Liechtensteinembassy: Sulgeneckstrasse 19, CH-3007 Bernmailing address: 5110 Bern Place, Washington DC 20521-5110telephone: [41] (031) 357-70-11FAX: [41] (031) 357-73-20email address and website: https://ch.usembassy.gov/, red square with a bold, equilateral white cross in the center that does not extend to the edges of the flag; various medieval legends purport to describe the origin of the flag; a white cross used as identification for troops of the Swiss Confederation is first attested at the Battle of Laupen (1339)note: in 1863, a newly formed international relief organization convening in Geneva, Switzerland sought to come up with an identifying flag or logo: they chose the inverse of the Swiss flag - a red cross on a white field - as their symbol; today that organization is known throughout the world as the International Red Cross, Swiss cross (white cross on red field, arms equal length); national colors: red, white, name: the Swiss anthem has four names: "Schweizerpsalm" [German] "Cantique Suisse" [French] "Salmo svizzero," [Italian] "Psalm svizzer" [Romansch] (Swiss Psalm)lyrics/music: Leonhard WIDMER [German], Charles CHATELANAT [French], Camillo VALSANGIACOMO [Italian], and Flurin CAMATHIAS [Romansch]/Alberik ZWYSSIGnote: unofficially adopted 1961, officially 1981; the anthem has been popular in a number of Swiss cantons since its composition (in German) in 1841; translated into the other three official languages of the country (French, Italian, and Romansch), it is official in each of those languages, total World Heritage Sites: 13 (9 cultural, 4 natural)selected World Heritage Site locales: Old City of Berne (c); Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (n); Monte San Giorgio (n); Abbey of St Gall (c); Three Castles, Defensive Wall, and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (c); Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes (c); La Chaux-de-Fonds/Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (c); Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (c); Benedictine Convent of St John at Mstair (c); Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (c). 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