Gossau: Safety 10 out of 10 (Very low crime). Compared with 34 places in Kanton Zürich (10 = lowest crime).

What is the crime rate in Gossau?

Gossau: Weighted crime: 10,618 per 100,000 people (2025).

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Gossau, Switzerland: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 10 out of 10 Very low crime

10/10 in Kanton Zürich · 10/10 in the world

Compared with 34 places in Kanton Zürich (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 10,618 per 100,000 people (2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Sexual offences
Offences against sexual integrity	5	47.1	154.4
Criminal Code title 5, attempts included.
Violence
Offences against life and limb	11	103.7	423.6
Criminal Code title 1: homicide, assault, brawling and endangering life, attempts included.
Offences against liberty	36	339.5	918.6
Criminal Code title 4: threats, coercion, stalking, trespass and deprivation of liberty, attempts included.
Theft and burglary
Offences against property	244	2,300.8	4,942.8
Criminal Code title 2: theft, burglary, robbery, fraud and criminal damage together, attempts included.
Drugs
Drug offences, minor cases	14	132	205.8
Narcotics Act offences other than serious cases. Contraventions (mostly use, often fined on the spot) are not counted.
Drug offences, serious cases	0	0	62.8
Other
Other Criminal Code offences	40	377.2	964.4
Every other title of the Criminal Code (forgery, arson, offences against public authority and others), attempts included.

Source: Kantonspolizei Zürich, updated 28 October 2026.

Is Gossau safe?: Gossau: Safety 10 out of 10 (Very low crime). Compared with 34 places in Kanton Zürich (10 = lowest crime).
What is the crime rate in Gossau?: Gossau: Weighted crime: 10,618 per 100,000 people (2025).

4/10 Living 4 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.

Raw score 8.3 out of 10, before ranking.

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