Measuring financial crimeDenunciation and conviction of dirty money in Switzerland

This article questions the relationships between the main actors of the "fight against dirty money" i.e. the reporting entities, the financial intelligence unit and criminal prosecution authorities. It is based on an original access to official data about suspicious transaction reports in Switzerland. Such data sheds light on critical elements in relation to crime-related statistics on money laundering that offers a new way forward to envisage the measure of financial crime as an exploration of the constant tension between illegalities and delinquency.