Because Switzerland prosecutes domestic abuse at the canton level, data collection is imperfect for statistics around the number of prosecutions, convictions and punishments for domestic violence.^[36] However, the available data does suggest that enforcement of domestic violence laws has increased since the laws were radically updated in 2004.^[37] Certain statistics may also be questioned on the basis of narrowly defined offences (e.g., in respect of rape), as previously discussed.

In 2002, only a subset of cantonal or district police forces had specially-trained domestic violence units.^[38] By 2016, a special unit had been created in the Office for Gender Equality of the Federal Department of Home Affairs that focused specifically on domestic violence.^[39] Moreover, most cantonal police forces included specially trained domestic violence units, and a majority of cantons had administrative units to coordinate among law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and victims' assistance groups.

In 2002, police reported that they dealt with approximately 10,000 incidents of domestic violence each year, but only 10% of cases ever reached the courts.^[40] As such, it is estimated that the relevant laws were enforced in approximately 1,000 cases. In that same year, a total of 372 men were prosecuted for 484 rape offenses involving 471 victims.^[41] In 2015, however, police registered 17,297 cases linked to domestic violence or domestic abuse.^[42] While enforcement of existing laws is increasing, NGOs report that violence against women remains a serious problem in Switzerland.^[43] For example, a group assault of five young women outside a nightclub in Geneva in August 2018 inspired protests across the country; two of the women assaulted suffered severe head injuries, with one reportedly left in a coma.^[44]