Switzerland: 80.5 per cent of asylum seekers from North Africa commit one or more crimes
By Rhoda Wilson on August 22, 2026
Switzerland has one of Europe’s highest shares of foreign residents, with immigrants comprising 27% of the permanent population in 2023.
Now, data from Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Migration indicates that approximately 80.5% of asylum seekers from North African countries have been accused of one or more offences.
The high crime rates primarily involve migrants from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, who are identified as the main “problem group” in crime statistics.
Over 80% of North African Migrants Have Been Accused of at Least One Crime in This European Country
By The National Pulse
New data reveals a massive overrepresentation of North African asylum seekers among accused criminals.
Swiss migration figures show that about 80.5 per cent of asylum seekers from Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia have been accused of at least one offence, compared with 12.5 per cent among asylum seekers overall.
The figures from Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Migration (“SEM”) indicate that North African applicants are significantly overrepresented among those accused of crimes. Their asylum claims are also rarely successful, with roughly 99 per cent of applications reportedly rejected, according to Swiss media.
Switzerland introduced an accelerated asylum process for applicants from several North African countries in 2024, allowing officials to quickly handle cases considered unlikely to result in protection. Officials say the process can nevertheless be prolonged when applicants decline to provide fingerprints, miss scheduled appointments, or fail to appear for deportation.
SEM spokesman Daniel Bach said removing people convicted or repeatedly accused of criminal offences remains a priority for the country’s asylum policy. Swiss authorities are considering expanding the use of coercive measures and tighter rules surrounding administrative detention to facilitate removals.
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