8Meilen
Meilen, 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: 14,487 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 | 16 | 107.8 | 154.4 |
| Criminal Code title 5, attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Offences against life and limb | 32 | 215.5 | 423.6 |
| Criminal Code title 1: homicide, assault, brawling and endangering life, attempts included. | |||
| Offences against liberty | 67 | 451.2 | 918.6 |
| Criminal Code title 4: threats, coercion, stalking, trespass and deprivation of liberty, attempts included. | |||
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Offences against property | 368 | 2,478.4 | 4,942.8 |
| Criminal Code title 2: theft, burglary, robbery, fraud and criminal damage together, attempts included. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences, minor cases | 21 | 141.4 | 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 | 20.2 | 62.8 |
| Other | |||
| Other Criminal Code offences | 57 | 383.9 | 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 | 16 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 99 |
| Theft and burglary | 368 |
| Drugs | 24 |
| Other | 57 |
Questions about crime in Meilen
- Is Meilen safe?
- Meilen: Safety 8 out of 10 (Low crime). Compared with 34 places in Kanton Zürich (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Meilen?
- Meilen: Weighted crime: 14,487 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Schulhaus Bergmeilen 240 m
- School: Freie Schule Bergmeilen 260 m
- School: Schulanlage Allmend 860 m
- School: Schulhaus Just 900 m
- School: Schulanlage Obermeilen 1.2 km
- Railway station: Meilen 1.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Haus Attika Klinik Hohenegg 440 m
- A&E: Spital Männedorf 4.2 km
- Supermarket: Volg 780 m
- Supermarket: Coop 1.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
