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Highest Crime in Zurich

Top 92 cities ranked by highest crime

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Highest Crime — Zurich

1 Rüti 0.6 per 1K
2 Embrach 0.6 per 1K
3 Regensdorf 0.6 per 1K
4 Männedorf 0.6 per 1K
5 Hegnau 0.6 per 1K
6 Zürich (Kreis 2) / Enge 0.6 per 1K
7 Töss (Kreis 4) 0.6 per 1K
8 Egg 0.6 per 1K
9 Veltheim (Kreis 5) 0.6 per 1K
10 Zürich (Kreis 7) / Witikon 0.6 per 1K
11 Urdorf 0.6 per 1K
12 Hombrechtikon 0.6 per 1K
13 Bassersdorf 0.6 per 1K
14 Zürich (Kreis 5) / Gewerbeschule 0.6 per 1K
15 Zürich (Kreis 6) / Oberstrass 0.6 per 1K
16 Zürich (Kreis 3) / Friesenberg 0.6 per 1K
17 Zürich (Kreis 7) / Hottingen 0.6 per 1K
18 Effretikon 0.6 per 1K
19 Richterswil 0.6 per 1K
20 Zürich (Kreis 4) / Langstrasse 0.6 per 1K
21 Uster / Kirch-Uster 0.6 per 1K
22 Zürich (Kreis 12) / Schwamendingen-Mitte 0.6 per 1K
23 Mattenbach (Kreis 7) 0.6 per 1K
24 Oberengstringen 0.6 per 1K
25 Herrliberg 0.6 per 1K
26 Wallisellen / Wallisellen-Ost 0.6 per 1K
27 Greifensee 0.6 per 1K
28 Uster / Ober-Uster 0.6 per 1K
29 Rümlang 0.6 per 1K
30 Zürich (Kreis 12) / Saatlen 0.6 per 1K
31 Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2) / Talacker 0.6 per 1K
32 Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2) / Guggenbühl 0.6 per 1K
33 Zürich (Kreis 8) / Mühlebach 0.6 per 1K
34 Pfäffikon / Pfäffikon (Dorfkern) 0.6 per 1K
35 Stäfa 0.6 per 1K
36 Hinwil 0.6 per 1K
37 Zollikon 0.6 per 1K
38 Mattenbach (Kreis 7) / Deutweg 0.6 per 1K
39 Horgen / Horgen (Dorfkern) 0.6 per 1K
40 Dietlikon / Dietlikon (Dorf) 0.6 per 1K
41 Zürich (Kreis 1) 0.6 per 1K
42 Kilchberg 0.6 per 1K
43 Zürich (Kreis 7) / Hirslanden 0.6 per 1K
44 Thalwil / Dorfkern 0.6 per 1K
45 Langnau am Albis 0.6 per 1K
46 Zürich (Kreis 7) / Fluntern 0.6 per 1K
47 Zürich (Kreis 12) 0.6 per 1K
48 Zürich (Kreis 11) / Affoltern 0.6 per 1K
49 Zürich (Kreis 11) / Seebach 0.6 per 1K
50 Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon 0.6 per 1K
51 Dübendorf 0.6 per 1K
52 Zürich (Kreis 6) / Unterstrass 0.6 per 1K
53 Bülach 0.6 per 1K
54 Dietikon 0.6 per 1K
55 Zürich (Kreis 3) / Sihlfeld 0.6 per 1K
56 Horgen 0.6 per 1K
57 Wetzikon 0.6 per 1K
58 Zürich (Kreis 4) / Aussersihl 0.6 per 1K
59 Zürich (Kreis 10) / Höngg 0.6 per 1K
60 Zürich (Kreis 9) / Altstetten 0.6 per 1K
61 Zürich (Kreis 2) 0.6 per 1K
62 Zürich (Kreis 6) 0.6 per 1K
63 Zürich (Kreis 7) 0.6 per 1K
64 Uster 0.6 per 1K
65 Zürich (Kreis 10) 0.6 per 1K
66 Zürich (Kreis 9) 0.6 per 1K
67 Zürich (Kreis 3) 0.6 per 1K
68 Zürich (Kreis 11) 0.6 per 1K
69 Winterthur 0.6 per 1K
70 Meilen 0.6 per 1K
71 Zürich (Kreis 12) / Hirzenbach 0.6 per 1K
72 Küsnacht 0.6 per 1K
73 Wallisellen 0.6 per 1K
74 Zürich (Kreis 5) 0.6 per 1K
75 Pfäffikon 0.6 per 1K
76 Affoltern am Albis 0.6 per 1K
77 Wülflingen (Kreis 6) 0.6 per 1K
78 Schlieren 0.6 per 1K
79 Zürich (Kreis 4) / Hard 0.6 per 1K
80 Wädenswil 0.6 per 1K
81 Thalwil 0.6 per 1K
82 Zürich 0.6 per 1K
83 Zürich (Kreis 3) / Alt-Wiedikon 0.6 per 1K
84 Adliswil 0.6 per 1K
85 Seen (Kreis 3) 0.6 per 1K
86 Zürich (Kreis 8) 0.6 per 1K
87 Zürich (Kreis 10) / Wipkingen 0.6 per 1K
88 Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen 0.6 per 1K
89 Stadt Winterthur (Kreis 1) 0.6 per 1K
90 Kloten 0.6 per 1K
91 Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2) 0.6 per 1K
92 Zürich (Kreis 9) / Albisrieden 0.6 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in Zurich face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. Rüti has 0.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

High crime rates are often linked to economic factors including poverty, unemployment, income inequality, and limited access to education and social services. Addressing crime effectively requires tackling these underlying root causes alongside traditional law enforcement approaches.

Many cities on this list are actively implementing comprehensive safety strategies including community policing, violence intervention programs, youth mentorship, and economic development initiatives aimed at reducing the conditions that contribute to criminal activity.

Did You Know?

  • 1. The violent crime rate in Rüti is 0.2x the national average.
  • 2. Crime rates have been declining nationally for decades — even cities on this list have generally seen improvements over time.
  • 3. Violent crime is heavily concentrated in specific neighborhoods — most areas within these cities are considerably safer than the citywide statistics suggest.

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