Three quarters of Lucerners are happy with their quality of life in the canton according to the Lustat department of statistics.
Crime has fallen from 406 to 236 crimes per 100 000 inhabitants ; deliquency has fallen from 26 to 8 per 10000 youths, and 85% of Lucerners feel safe at night.
On the negative side, 1 out of 10 people are afraid of losing their job and 74% of people are happy with their financial situation down from 77%. Only 44% of locals feel that foreigners are integrating well, versus 49% back in 2009.
No gender neutral traffic signs in Lucerne. Geneva has rolled out gender diverse pedestrian signs, but although the government of Lucerne appreciates that only men crossing roads is not representative of today’s society they feel that a full concept should be put together instead of just making the one change.
It’s cold/flu season and now parents are being told that should their child develop any of the following symptoms: fever, sore throat, coughing, shortness of breath or loss of sense of taste & smell, they should be kept home. However a bit of the sniffles and an irregular cough is no cause for concern and the cild can continue to go to school.
