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Safety · Switzerland
Updated September 2026

🕵️ I want to report a crime without giving my name — where?

Direct answer

Every country has an anonymous reporting line — Kantonspolizei — anonymes Hinweisformular (117) — that passes tips to the police without recording who called: drug production, weapons, human trafficking, a wanted person, a fraud you have seen at work. Your identity is not taken, and the report cannot be traced back. For a crime in progress or danger to life, call Gemeindeverwaltung / Stadtverwaltung (ch.ch) — you can still refuse to give your name. Non-criminal nuisances (illegal dumping, unlicensed businesses, noise) go to Opferhilfe Schweiz (kantonale Beratungsstellen) (opferhilfe-schweiz.ch), which also accepts anonymous reports.

Call firstKantonspolizei — anonymes Hinweisformular
Report toGemeindeverwaltung / Stadtverwaltung
If that failsOpferhilfe Schweiz (kantonale Beratungsstellen)

🗣️ What to say

"I want to report anonymously: at [address / place] there is [what: cannabis growing / weapons / people being held / …]. I have seen [facts, dates, times, descriptions, vehicle plates]. I do not want to give my name."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Facts onlyWhat, where, when, who — plates, descriptions, times. The tip is only as useful as the facts.
  2. Anonymous line: Kantonspolizei — anonymes HinweisformularBy phone or online form. No caller ID, no name, no callback.
  3. Danger now: Gemeindeverwaltung / StadtverwaltungEmergency number; you can decline to give your name.
  4. Do not investigate yourselfNo photos through windows, no confrontation. Your safety is worth more than the evidence.
  5. Nuisances: Opferhilfe Schweiz (kantonale Beratungsstellen)The municipality handles waste, unlicensed trade, illegal building — also anonymously.

📇 All contacts

Kantonspolizei — anonymes HinweisformularAnonymous crime tipsWhen you do not want to give your name📞 117🔗 www.polizei.ch
Gemeindeverwaltung / StadtverwaltungMunicipal administration: residents, order, noise, waste, lost propertyFor anything the municipality regulates🔗 www.ch.ch
Opferhilfe Schweiz (kantonale Beratungsstellen)Statutory victim support: advice, emergency help, compensationAfter any crime🔗 www.opferhilfe-schweiz.ch
Unentgeltliche Rechtspflege (Gericht) / Rechtsauskunft des KantonsFree legal information and court costs on low incomeWhen you cannot afford a lawyer🔗 www.ch.ch/de/gerichte/unentgeltliche-rechtspflege

❓ Frequently asked

Will the police contact me?

Not through the anonymous line — they cannot. If you want to be a witness later, report directly instead.

Is reporting anonymously less effective?

Tips are cross-checked with other information; many searches start with an anonymous tip. Detail makes the difference.

I am scared of the person

Anonymous reporting exists for that. Consider also telling Gemeindeverwaltung / Stadtverwaltung if you feel threatened; victim support can advise.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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🧭 Is this still correct?

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