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Switzerland's safety score rose to 90 today, and all major government advisories remain at the lowest level of 1. Watch for the global measles notice before you book your flight.
Governments, one trip
What they're telling their own citizens about Switzerland
The real score
The breakdown
See it from your perspective
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The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.
Don't do this
Laws that jail tourists
Traffic violations
Police are serious about traffic rules. Jaywalking or crossing a red pedestrian light will result in an on-the-spot fine.
Compliance with authority
Switzerland values orderliness. If a sign or authority figure instructs you not to do something, you must comply.
Staying healthy
What to watch out for, health-wise
Active notices
- • Global Measles
Vaccines
Recommended:
From people who've been there
Local know-how
Staying safe
- •Switzerland is one of the safest countries in the world as far as crime goes, but any place that attracts Rolex-wearing bankers and crowds of distracted tourists will also bring out a few pickpockets.
- •Switzerland has a reputation for orderliness and adherence to rules.
- •Women travelling alone should have no serious problems.
- •LGBT+ safety in public space is assumed, though explicit LGBT+ identifiers are not common outside of urban centres and dedicated spaces.
- •Swiss police take on a relatively unobtrusive air; they prefer to remain behind the scenes as they consider their presence potentially detrimental to the overall environment.
- •It may come as a surprise to some that they might encounter a large number of military personnel—primarily cadets—carrying rifles on public transportation.…
Staying healthy
- •Generally there is no problem with food and water in Switzerland.
- •Switzerland has a dense network of hospitals and clinics, and public hospitals will admit you in an emergency.
Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.
Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / J · 230V
Driving side
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Emergency
police: 117 / ambulance: 144 / fire: 118
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6 Switzerland cities on SKETCH.WORLD
Real, resident-submitted Numbeo crime data at the city level — the same national picture above, with crime swapped for what people who actually live there report.
Show the receipts (11 sources)
- us-state — observed 2026-07-12
- uk-fcdo — observed 2026-07-12
- ca-gac — observed 2026-07-12
- worldbank-political — observed 2026-07-12
- worldbank-policeTrust — observed 2026-07-12
- cdc-health — observed 2026-07-12
- wikivoyage — observed 2026-07-12
- reddit — observed 2026-07-12
- unodc — observed 2026-07-12
- acled-hdx — observed 2026-07-12
- lgbtq-legal-wikipedia — observed 2026-07-12