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Safety in Public Transportation

Switzerland Launches Action Plan Against Violence in Public Transportation

Incidents of aggression in public transportation are on the rise. As a result, the Federal Office of Transportation (FOT) has convened a roundtable. Government agencies, transportation companies, and social partners are now developing a national action plan. This plan is intended to better protect staff and passengers in the future.
Bodycams und andere Massnahmen sollen zu mehr Sicherheit im öffentlichen Verkehr beitragen. Body cameras and other measures are intended to contribute to greater safety on public transportation. Les caméras corporelles et d’autres mesures doivent contribuer à renforcer la sécurité dans les transports publics.
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THE KEY POINTS IN BRIEF
• The Federal Office of Transport is preparing a national action plan against violence on public transit.
• A roundtable comprising authorities, transit companies, and social partners defined initial measures on July 8, 2026.
• Plans include de-escalation training, cross-cantonal coordination, and new rules for body cameras and video surveillance.

The Fed­er­al Office of Trans­porta­tion is launch­ing a nation­al action plan against vio­lence in pub­lic trans­porta­tion, as stat­ed in a press release. This is because aggres­sion against staff and pas­sen­gers is pos­ing an increas­ing chal­lenge to the indus­try.

Roundtable Brings Industry and Authorities Together

To kick off the process, the FOT con­vened a round­table. Par­tic­i­pants includ­ed trans­porta­tion com­pa­nies, the trans­porta­tion police, can­ton­al and fed­er­al author­i­ties, and social part­ners. Togeth­er, they assessed the cur­rent sit­u­a­tion and agreed on the next steps. This gives the process a sol­id foun­da­tion.

Aggression on Public Transportation Is on the Rise

In recent years, inci­dents on pub­lic trans­porta­tion have indeed become more fre­quent. It is no longer just employ­ees of pub­lic trans­porta­tion com­pa­nies who find them­selves in threat­en­ing sit­u­a­tions. Pas­sen­gers, too, are increas­ing­ly expe­ri­enc­ing assaults. That is why the FOT now aims to tan­gi­bly increase safe­ty for every­one.

Planned Measures for Greater Safety in Public Transportation

The par­ties involved intend to imple­ment sev­er­al spe­cif­ic mea­sures. Specif­i­cal­ly, they aim to coor­di­nate and stan­dard­ize police oper­a­tions and crim­i­nal pros­e­cu­tion across can­tons. In addi­tion, train­ing pro­grams will equip employ­ees with de-esca­la­tion skills. This will enable the teams on the ground to defuse con­flicts as ear­ly as pos­si­ble.

Focus on Body Cams, Tasers, and Video Surveillance

The FOT will also revise sev­er­al sets of reg­u­la­tions. These per­tain to the use of body cams by tran­sit police. They also address the autho­riza­tion of inca­pac­i­tat­ing devices such as Tasers. Real-time video sur­veil­lance in vehi­cles is also under dis­cus­sion. In doing so, the FOT is ful­fill­ing the Buf­fat motion (23.4291).

New Measures Require Clear Legal Bases

How­ev­er, inter­ven­tions planned in this man­ner affect fun­da­men­tal rights and data pro­tec­tion. There­fore, every mea­sure requires a legal basis. It is pre­cise­ly these reg­u­la­tions that the FOT is now adapt­ing.

Parliament is pushing ahead with security measures

The round­table marks the start of the imple­men­ta­tion of the March­esi motion (25.4013). Par­lia­ment has already referred this motion to the FOT. It calls for a coor­di­nat­ed nation­al approach to com­bat vio­lence on pub­lic tran­sit. The action plan is thus based on a clear polit­i­cal man­date. The FOT has not yet pro­vid­ed a time­line for imple­men­ta­tion.

What is the nation­al action plan for greater safe­ty in pub­lic tran­sit?

The plan brings togeth­er mea­sures to com­bat vio­lence in pub­lic tran­sit. The FOT is devel­op­ing it in col­lab­o­ra­tion with author­i­ties and the indus­try.

Par­tic­i­pants includ­ed tran­sit com­pa­nies, the tran­sit police, and can­ton­al and fed­er­al author­i­ties. Social part­ners and oth­er orga­ni­za­tions also took part.

Plans include de-esca­la­tion train­ing and cross-can­ton­al coor­di­na­tion of crim­i­nal pros­e­cu­tion. The FOT is also eval­u­at­ing body cam­eras, Tasers, and video sur­veil­lance.

The FOT is amend­ing the reg­u­la­tions gov­ern­ing their use by the tran­sit police. These tools require a clear legal basis.

The round­table is imple­ment­ing the March­esi motion (25.4013). The Buf­fat motion (23.4291) addi­tion­al­ly calls for tech­ni­cal mea­sures such as real-time mon­i­tor­ing.

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Michael Gehrken

Michael Gehrken has been firmly established in the Swiss mobility landscape for many years – as a communicator, association director, and strategic thinker. After starting out as a journalist, he moved to the federal administration, where he initially worked as head of communications at the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) and later as co-responsible for NEAT communications at the Federal Office of Transport (FOT). From 2006 to 2014, he was director of the Swiss Commercial Vehicle Association ASTAG, where he had a significant influence on industry communications. Today, as president of L-drive Switzerland, the umbrella organization for Swiss driving instructors, he is at the forefront of an important voice in the field of road safety and training. With the mobility-360.ch platform, Michael Gehrken is committed to independent, fact-based, and forward-looking reporting on all aspects of mobility—from new technologies to social developments. His writing combines experience in politics, business, and practice with a clear vision of the mobility of tomorrow.

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