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Should camera surveillance be expanded to help prevent crime?

Should camera surveillance be expanded to help prevent crime?
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  • Yes 100% (1)
  • No 0% (0)

VoteWorld community: 1

Official result — Switzerland

  • Yes 66.4% (1541147)
  • No 33.6% (780457)

Official result — Switzerland: 2321604

Official Swiss vote totals are shown separately from live VoteWorld votes. Official source: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/627.00. Imported: 2026-08-06.

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This vote was about expanding the use of camera surveillance to improve public safety and help prevent and investigate crime. Supporters argued that surveillance can deter criminal activity, improve public security, and assist police investigations. Opponents argued that increased surveillance reduces privacy, risks misuse of personal data, and may not be an effective way to reduce crime.

The proposal was approved by Swiss voters.

VoteWorld wording adapted from a Swiss federal vote. Seed votes are official Swiss results for the original linked proposal, not votes cast on this adapted wording.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/627.00
Official result data: https://bk.admin.ch/de/details-referenden-und-weitere-erlasse?voteNumber=627
Vote date: 2019-05-19
Original Swissvotes English title: Tax reform and funding of old-age insurance
Original German title: Steuerreform und AHV-Finanzierung (STAF)
Swissvotes short-description title: Der 'Kuhhandel' bringt eine Reform der Unternehmenssteuern sowie der AHV
Original French title: Réforme fiscale et financement de l'AVS (RFFA)
Official English explanatory information: https://web.archive.org/web/20190514124722/https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20190519/Federal-acton-tax-reform-and-oasi-funding.html
Official German explanatory information: https://web.archive.org/web/20190514124727/https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/abstimmungen/20190519/steuerreform-und-ahv-finanzierung.html
Official French explanatory information: https://web.archive.org/web/20190514124735/https://www.admin.ch/gov/fr/accueil/documentation/votations/20190519/Reforme-fiscale-et-financement-de-l-avs.html
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/58376
Department information (German): https://web.archive.org/web/20190402130647/https://www.efd.admin.ch/efd/de/home/dokumentation/gesetzgebung/abstimmungen/staf.html
Department information (French): https://web.archive.org/web/20190402130939/https://www.efd.admin.ch/efd/fr/home/dokumentation/legislation/votations/staf.html
easyvote explainer video (German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2pCe-6q2yQ
easyvote explainer video (French): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdrQOCmtTzs
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20190519.prop_oui_627_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20190519.prop_oui_627_0
Official chronology (French): https://bk.admin.ch/fr/details-referendums-et-autres-actes?voteNumber=627