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Safety · Switzerland
Updated September 2026

🫂 I have experienced sexual violence — where can I go, right now?

Direct answer

Whatever happened and whenever it happened, help is available without any obligation to report. Opferhilfe-Beratungsstelle / Frauenberatung sexuelle Gewalt (opferhilfe-schweiz.ch) is the specialised centre or helpline for Switzerland: medical care, evidence collection you can decide about later, emergency contraception and PEP within 72 hours, and someone who believes you — free and confidential. Kantonspolizei — Suisse ePolice (suisse-epolice.ch) if you want to report or are in danger; you can have a support person with you. Opferhilfe Schweiz (kantonale Beratungsstellen) (opferhilfe-schweiz.ch) supports you through everything that follows, at your pace.

Call firstOpferhilfe-Beratungsstelle / Frauenberatung sexuelle Gewalt
Report toKantonspolizei — Suisse ePolice
If that failsOpferhilfe Schweiz (kantonale Beratungsstellen)

🗣️ What to say

"Something happened to me [today / on date] and I need help. I am not sure yet whether I want to report it. I would like medical care and to know my options."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Safe and not aloneA friend, a neighbour, the helpline. Nothing has to be decided tonight except your safety.
  2. Medical care within 72 hoursFor prevention (PEP, emergency contraception) and, if you choose, evidence collection. Try not to wash or change clothes before, but care comes first either way.
  3. Talk to Opferhilfe-Beratungsstelle / Frauenberatung sexuelle GewaltThey explain reporting without pressure and can store evidence while you decide.
  4. If you report: Kantonspolizei — Suisse ePoliceYou can bring a support person and ask for a specialised officer. The statement can be recorded once.
  5. Afterwards: Opferhilfe Schweiz (kantonale Beratungsstellen)Counselling, legal help, compensation from the state fund — all free for victims.

📇 All contacts

Opferhilfe-Beratungsstelle / Frauenberatung sexuelle GewaltFree support after sexual violenceAnytime, also without a report🔗 www.opferhilfe-schweiz.ch
Kantonspolizei — Suisse ePoliceReport online or at the stationAlways; you need the reference for the bank🔗 www.suisse-epolice.ch
Opferhilfe Schweiz (kantonale Beratungsstellen)Statutory victim support: advice, emergency help, compensationAfter any crime🔗 www.opferhilfe-schweiz.ch
Opferhilfe-Beratungsstelle des Kantons / FrauenhausAdvice, protection, shelter for domestic violenceFor domestic violence🔗 www.opferhilfe-schweiz.ch

❓ Frequently asked

It happened years ago

Help and counselling are available regardless; limitation periods for reporting are long and in many countries do not run for minors until adulthood.

I knew the person / I had been drinking

None of that changes what it was or your rights. Consent cannot be given when incapacitated.

Will I have to face them in court?

Special measures — video testimony, screens, no direct questioning by the accused — are standard for these cases. Opferhilfe Schweiz (kantonale Beratungsstellen) arranges it.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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