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Kurtz Detective Agency Zurich

The trained investigators of Kurtz Detective Agency Zurich operate throughout the city, the canton, and the entire Zurich metropolitan area on behalf of both private and corporate clients: +41 44 552 2264.

Corporate Investigator Zurich | Commercial Investigation Agency

Zurich has a population of 433,989 and serves as the capital of the Canton of Zurich, home to 1.6 million inhabitants (2023). With its airport and strategically important railway station, the city functions as an international transport hub. As Switzerland’s financial heart, Zurich stands on equal footing with major European financial centres such as Frankfurt am Main and London. Despite its relatively small population, Zurich is therefore considered a global city. Around 50% of municipal tax revenues come from the financial sector. While less than 1% of Zurich’s businesses belong to agriculture and around 10% to industry, the service sector accounts for an impressive 90% of the city’s economic output (2015).

 

However, this thriving economy is also reflected in crime statistics. In 2023, the canton recorded 104,100 criminal offences, including 46,253 in the city alone. While Zurich is no longer Switzerland’s most crime-affected canton (a title now held by Basel), the total number of offences has reached an all-time high. Our experienced detectives in Zurich witness this reality first-hand when investigating cases of corporate crime committed by employees and third parties.

Innovative City, Progressive Canton – Economic Crime as an Unwanted Consequence

The Canton of Zurich is a centre for education, research, and development: institutions such as the University of Zurich, funded by the canton, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), financed by the federal government, are just two of many. Additionally, a wide range of international corporations – including BMW Switzerland AG, General Motors Suisse AG, IBM Switzerland AG, Allianz Suisse, Siemens Schweiz AG, Google Switzerland GmbH, and Microsoft Schweiz GmbH – have chosen the Zurich region as a profitable business location.

 

Within the city, 457,300 people are employed by local businesses, 356,500 of them full-time. To meet the demand for labour, around 120,000 commuters travel into Zurich each day, while only about 40,000 leave the city for work. Nevertheless, the canton’s unemployment rate of 3.5% remains slightly above the Swiss average of 3.1% (2015). Yet, contrary to popular belief, it is not the unemployed who most frequently engage in criminal acts – a significant portion of offences are committed by employees who betray their employer’s trust. Typical cases investigated by our commercial detectives in Zurich include:

 

• Embezzlement
• Payroll fraud
• Sick leave abuse
• Theft and misappropriation
• Unauthorised competitive activity

 

If your business is affected, our corporate investigation agency in Zurich is ready to assist: kontakt@kurtz-detektei-zurich.ch.

Private Investigator Zurich | Private Detective Agency Zurich

Theft, vandalism, fraud – private individuals are not immune to crime. In 2023, Switzerland recorded around 355,000 property offences, accounting for 67.9% of all crimes, with only 24.3% successfully solved. For victims, this represents a second blow after the initial crime, as their hope of recovering their property fades. Our private investigators in Zurich help identify perpetrators, collect court-admissible evidence, and, in the best cases, recover stolen assets.

 

Even more frequently than in criminal cases, our Zurich private investigation agency handles sensitive personal matters, such as: infidelity in relationships, child custody and maintenance disputes, undisclosed cohabitation (concubinage), various other private and family matters. We offer confidential, no-obligation consultations: +41 44 552 2264.

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