Geneva police get tough on street crime

Geneva police have set up a special 18-strong street crime unit to crack down on street robberies and other petty crimes. Last year reported crime rose by 18 per cent in the canton, compared with a national increase of six per cent. Swiss TV joined the new unit on the beat.

This content was published on June 12, 2012 - 11:00

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This content was published on Jun 12, 2012 Geneva is regularly ranked in the top ten of quality-of-living listings and viewed as one of the safest cities in the world. But it continues to hold the top spot as the Swiss city with the highest number of reported crimes per inhabitant – 217 per thousand in 2011. Last year local crime rose 18 per cent…

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