BeSafe

What BeSafe does

BeSafe (Algemene Directie Veiligheid & Preventie) is a directorate-general within the Belgian Federal Public Service Home Affairs (FOD Binnenlandse Zaken), headquartered at Handelsstraat 96, 1040 Brussels. It serves as the federal coordination authority for safety and prevention policy in Belgium, with statutory responsibility for police organisation and the Reform of the Law on the Integrated Police, regulation of the private security sector, football safety, crime prevention, camera legislation, and citizen participation in safety matters. Its primary constituents are the Belgian Police (Lokale and Federale Politie), local authorities and municipalities, licensed private security companies, and Belgian citizens.

The organisation's product surface is predominantly informational and regulatory. Core outputs include the periodic BeSafe Magazine (e.g., issue #68, July 2026) published in Dutch and French, official brochures on security professions, vehicle license plates for police identification, and the BeSafe web portal (besafe.be) available in Dutch, French, German, and English. The underlying technology is a standard multilingual content management system; no public API, SDK, or mobile application is offered, and no AI/ML capabilities are deployed. The portal hosts FAQs, prevention project catalogues, legislative resources, and ordering forms for regulated compliance materials.

Commercially, BeSafe does not sell commercial products and is primarily publicly funded through federal appropriations. A small fee-based revenue stream is generated from unit-priced administrative materials ordered by licensed private security companies and paid into the Fonds Private Veiligheid: identification cards at €20 per unit, surveillance registers at €14.50 per unit, surveillance lists at €0.25 per unit (sold in packs of 50 for €12.50), and Vigilis emblems at €0.15 per unit. Go-to-market is direct: the organisation coordinates with Belgium's 196 local police zones, the federal police, the National Crisis Centre (within the same FOD), and international partners such as EUCPN and ENAA, distributing information through the portal, newsletter, magazine, and active social media channels.

Name

BeSafe

Website

https://besafe.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BeSafe is the Algemene Directie Veiligheid & Preventie, a Belgian federal directorate under FOD Binnenlandse Zaken that regulates private security, coordinates integrated police reform, and publishes safety and prevention guidance for citizens and professionals across Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BeSafe is the public-facing web portal of the Belgian Federal Public Service Home Affairs' General Directorate for Security and Prevention (AD Veiligheid & Preventie). It functions as the central federal authority for safety and prevention policy in Belgium, coordinating police organization reform, regulating the private security sector (issuing identification cards, emblems, surveillance registers, and lists), managing football safety policy, and publishing guidance on crime prevention, citizen participation, camera legislation, and neighbourhood mediation. It also publishes the periodic BeSafe Magazine and provides downloadable safety publications and prevention project information.

Product overview

BeSafe is the public-facing web portal of the Belgian Federal Public Service Home Affairs (FOD Binnenlandse Zaken), specifically the General Directorate for Security and Prevention (AD Veiligheid & Preventie). The platform serves as an information and service hub for safety and prevention topics in Belgium, offering public access to safety-related news, publications, and downloadable administrative documents. The core product is the BeSafe Magazine publication series, complemented by a range of orderable official documents including security identification cards, surveillance registers and lists, emblems, and vehicle license plates used for regulatory compliance in the private security sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BeSafe Magazine Periodic publication covering safety, prevention, security professions, and policy for Belgian citizens, security professionals, and local authorities.
• Identificatiekaart Private Veiligheid (Private Security Identification Card)

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FOD Binnenlandse Zaken (Federal Public Service Home Affairs)coreOthersBeSafe (AD Veiligheid & Preventie) is a directorate-general within the Federale Overheidsdienst Binnenlandse Zaken (FOD Binnenlandse Zaken), the Belgian Federal Public Service Home Affairs. The FOD is the parent government department that houses BeSafe along with other directorates including migration, asylum, and civil registry services.
• Lokale Politie (Local Police Zones)coreOthersBeSafe coordinates with the 196 local police zones in Belgium on matters of police organisation, reform of the Law on the Integrated Police, police officer careers, football safety (with police stewarding at matches), and the use of security registers and lists. The local police also accredit security companies and verify identification cards.
• Private Security Sector CompaniescoreOthersBeSafe regulates the private security sector, issuing identification cards, emblems, security registers, and security lists to licensed private security companies, internal security services, alarm system companies, and security advisors. Companies must hold a valid licence from the Directie Private Veiligheid to order materials.
• International Partners (EUCPN, ENAA)minorOthersBeSafe engages in international cooperation and has partnerships with European entities such as EUCPN (European Crime Prevention Network) and ENAA (European Network of Police Sports). These partnerships support cross-border safety and crime prevention initiatives and are reflected in publications and project topics on the BeSafe website.
• National Crisis Centre (Nationaal Crisiscentrum)coreOthersBeSafe's privacy policy references collaboration with the National Crisis Centre for emergency alert applications (Be-Alert) and family emergency planning applications. The Crisis Centre is part of the same FOD Binnenlandse Zaken as BeSafe.
• Rijksarchief (National Archives of Belgium)minorOthersBeSafe's privacy policy notes that documents no longer of administrative or legal use are transferred to the Rijksarchief (National Archives) for potential historical, scientific, or statistical interest, in accordance with the Belgian Archives Law of 24 June 1955.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN): An EU-funded network focused on crime prevention best practices, of which BeSafe is a member. EUCPN addresses overlapping thematic areas (administrative approach, neighbourhood mediation, theft prevention) that BeSafe publishes on.
• EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL): The EU agency for police training, learning, and cross-border cooperation. It is an ecosystem peer to BeSafe's police organisation and reform remit at the European level.

Broad incumbents

• UK Home Office: The UK ministerial department responsible for public safety, policing, crime prevention, and security. It is a much larger parent-equivalent of BeSafe's mandate, covering police reform, football safety, and crime prevention policy at national scale.
• Bundesministerium des Innern (Germany): Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior covers police coordination, security professions, and citizen safety — a federal-level scope analogous to BeSafe's portfolio within Belgium's federal public service.
• Justitiële Informatiedienst / Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid (Netherlands): The Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security oversees police, private security regulation, and public safety policy in a manner similar to Belgium's FOD Binnenlandse Zaken. It is a broader incumbent encompassing both the policy and regulatory functions that BeSafe performs.
• Ministère de l'Intérieur (France): France's Ministry of the Interior oversees national policing, civil security, and private security regulation. It is structurally comparable to FOD Binnenlandse Zaken within which BeSafe operates as a directorate.

Direct peers

• UK Security Industry Authority (SIA): The UK's licensing and regulatory body for the private security industry, issuing licences to security personnel and approving security businesses. It is the closest functional peer to BeSafe's private security directorate given the analogous role of issuing mandatory identification and accreditation.
• Conseil National des Activités Privées de Sécurité (CNAPS): France's national regulatory authority for private security and private investigation activities, issuing professional cards and authorisations. It mirrors BeSafe's mandate over identification cards, emblems, and professional authorisations for the private security sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BeSafeBEL
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MegaBesafe
• Facebookfacebook.com/besafeibz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/besafe-be
• Instagraminstagram.com/besafeibzbel

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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