of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 13.6 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is June, with an average of 14.6, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is January with an average of of precipitation over 13.6 days. Crime In 2014 the crime rate, of the over 200 crimes listed in the Swiss Criminal Code (running from murder, robbery and assault to accepting bribes and election fraud), in Sarnen was 65.6 per thousand residents, which is very close to the national rate of 64.6. During the same period, the rate of drug crimes was 4.9 per thousand residents. This rate is about half the national rate. The rate of violations of immigration, visa and work permit laws was 1.0 per thousand residents, or about 20.4% of the national rate. Notable people Nicholas of Flüe (1598 – 1649), theologian and abbot of Wettingen Herman Fanger (1895 in Sarnen – 1971) a Swiss-born American inventor of the coaxial speaker Hans Vollenweider (1908 – 1940 in Sarnen) a Swiss criminal, the last person to be sentenced to death by a civilian court in Switzerland, executed shortly after Franz Bucher (born 1940 in Sarnen) a Swiss artist, produces paintings, drawings, woodcuts, etchings, sculptural objects, reliefs, murals and stained glass Daniel Vacek (born 1971) a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, lives in Sarnen Jonas Omlin (born 1994 in Sarnen) a Swiss football goalkeeper, about 60 club caps Viola Calligaris (born 1996 in Sarnen) a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder References External links Sarnen Official site Local companies: Sarna Polymer Holding Nahrin AG Cantonal capitals of Switzerland Cities in Switzerland Municipalities of Obwalden Sarnen (capital)