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Horgen, Switzerland: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 in Kanton Zürich · 10/10 in the world
Compared with 34 places in Kanton Zürich (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 14,388 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by Kantonspolizei Zürich (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual offences | |||
| Offences against sexual integrity | 19 | 77.4 | 154.4 |
| Criminal Code title 5, attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Offences against life and limb | 53 | 215.9 | 423.6 |
| Criminal Code title 1: homicide, assault, brawling and endangering life, attempts included. | |||
| Offences against liberty | 128 | 521.4 | 918.6 |
| Criminal Code title 4: threats, coercion, stalking, trespass and deprivation of liberty, attempts included. | |||
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Offences against property | 590 | 2,403.4 | 4,942.8 |
| Criminal Code title 2: theft, burglary, robbery, fraud and criminal damage together, attempts included. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences, minor cases | 10 | 40.7 | 205.8 |
| Narcotics Act offences other than serious cases. Contraventions (mostly use, often fined on the spot) are not counted. | |||
| Drug offences, serious cases | 3 | 12.2 | 62.8 |
| Other | |||
| Other Criminal Code offences | 136 | 554 | 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.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Sexual offences | 19 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 181 |
| Theft and burglary | 590 |
| Drugs | 13 |
| Other | 136 |
Questions about crime in Horgen
- Is Horgen safe?
- Horgen: Safety 8 out of 10 (Low crime). Compared with 34 places in Kanton Zürich (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Horgen?
- Horgen: Weighted crime: 14,388 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
1/10 Living 1 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Schulhaus Horgenberg 1.0 km
- School 1.1 km
- School: Schulhaus Waldegg 1+2 1.3 km
- School: Schule / Sportanlage Waldegg 1.4 km
- School: Schulhaus Allmend 1.6 km
- Railway station: Horgen Oberdorf 2.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: ORL HNO Seepraxen 2.4 km
- A&E: See-Spital Horgen 2.7 km
- Supermarket: Coop 1.4 km
- Supermarket: Coop 2.3 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
