What Police cantonale vaudoise does

Police cantonale vaudoise (Polcant) is the cantonal police force of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, operating as a government state entity under the Département de la jeunesse, de l'environnement et de la sécurité (DJES). Its statutory mission is to maintain public security and order across the entire canton, exercise judicial police authority, and collaborate with municipal police forces on crime prevention. The organization is structured in three corps: Services généraux (general services), Gendarmerie, and Police de sûreté, and is commanded by Commandante Sylvie Bula. Its primary constituents are the residents and visitors of Canton Vaud, with secondary institutional relationships to municipal police, other Swiss cantonal police forces, the federal Office fédéral de la police (fedpol), and the Ministère public de la Confédération (MPC).

Service delivery is omnichannel: a 24/7 emergency hotline (117), a network of physical gendarmerie posts distributed across the canton, and an online administrative portal (Espace sécurisé via prestations.vd.ch) for non-emergency procedures including tax declarations, driving license replacement, business authorizations, and cultural project support. The organization also operates Schengen and Dublin information systems for border and immigration control. Internally, Polcant relies on a portfolio of government information systems accessible through the Canton IAM portal, including ACTIS (Camac 2010), EasyVista, LAGAPEO, LA PLACE, NEO, PAREO, RCPers, ReqDes, RDU, Themis, and Votelec.

The organization is publicly funded through the Canton de Vaud's general budget via cantonal taxation and does not generate commercial revenue or charge citizens for services. There is no commercial pricing model, no external shareholders, no funding rounds, and no subsidiaries; the entity is a non-tradable government instrument. Public communication is conducted via the official vd.ch website, regular press releases, and a multi-platform social media presence (Mastodon, Bluesky, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, WhatsApp).

Name

Police cantonale vaudoise

Legal name

Police cantonale vaudoise

Website

https://police.vd.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Police cantonale vaudoise (Polcant) is the cantonal police force of Canton Vaud, Switzerland, providing law enforcement, judicial police functions, and public safety services to the canton's residents and visitors via gendarmerie posts, a 24/7 hotline, and an online portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Law Enforcement Services

NAICS

Police Protection (92212), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Fire Protection (92216)

akta.pro primary industry

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing) (BPAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Prosecution & District/State Attorney Services (BPAIAFAB)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Public safety
• Criminal investigation
• Traffic enforcement
• Emergency response

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Mont-sur-Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Police cantonale vaudoise is the cantonal police force of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland, delivering law enforcement, criminal investigation, public safety, and traffic enforcement services across the canton. It operates the 117 emergency response hotline, a network of gendarmerie posts, and an online secure administrative portal for non-emergency procedures. The organization comprises three corps — Services généraux, Gendarmerie, and Police de sûreté — and coordinates crime prevention with municipal police forces.

Product overview

Police cantonale vaudoise (Polcant) is a cantonal police organization that provides law enforcement services within the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The organization comprises three main bodies: general services (Services généraux), the gendarmerie, and the police de sûreté (investigative police). Polcant's mission includes maintaining public security and order, exercising judicial police functions, and collaborating with municipal police on crime prevention. The organization does not offer commercial technology products or services; it provides governmental policing and security services to the public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Response Service (117 hotline) 24/7 emergency telephone response service for urgent police assistance across the Canton of Vaud, accessible by dialing 117. Serves residents and visitors in need of immediate law enforcement, medical, or fire assistance.
• Gendarmerie Posts Network Physical police stations (postes de gendarmerie) distributed across the canton for in-person services, incident reporting, and community engagement.
• Espace Sécurisé Online Administrative Portal Online administrative portal enabling individuals, businesses, foundations, and municipalities to complete procedures such as tax declarations, fiscal dossier consultation, driving license replacement, business authorizations, and cultural project support applications.
• Crime Prevention and Road Safety Programs Crime prevention and road safety prevention services delivered in collaboration with municipal police forces, including public awareness campaigns, mediation, and complaint handling.
• Criminal and Traffic Statistics Publications Publication of Vaud criminal and traffic statistics, providing public data on law enforcement activity and trends within the canton.
• Schengen/Dublin Information Systems Operation Operation of Schengen and Dublin information systems for border control and immigration data management within the Canton of Vaud, governed by applicable data protection rules.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Polices cantonales (Swiss Cantonal Police Forces)coreOthersCollaboration with other Swiss cantonal police forces for major events and cross-cantonal operations, such as the Tour de France Femmes 2026 security coordination.
• Polices municipales (Municipal Police Forces)coreOthersCollaboration with municipal police forces within the canton for crime prevention and operational coordination, as mandated by law.
• Office fédéral de la police (fedpol)coreOthersJoint investigation with fedpol on cases involving federal jurisdiction, such as ATM bombings using explosives.
• Ministère public de la Confédération (MPC)coreOthersFederal public prosecutor office that leads investigations involving federal crimes including explosives-related offenses and terrorism.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Police cantonale de Zurich (Kantonspolizei Zürich): Swiss cantonal police force for Canton Zurich with comparable structure, jurisdiction, and statutory mandate to deliver public safety, judicial police, and emergency response within its canton.
• Police cantonale de Bâle-Ville (Kantonspolizei Basel-Stadt): Cantonal police for Basel-Stadt with the same statutory law enforcement mandate within its small cantonal territory, including Schengen/Dublin and inter-cantonal cooperation duties.
• Police cantonale bernoise (Kantonspolizei Bern): Cantonal police for Canton Berne with analogous structure, mission, and inter-cantonal cooperation role to Police cantonale vaudoise.
• Police cantonale du Valais (Kantonspolizei Wallis): Neighboring Swiss cantonal police force with comparable statutory mandate, including judicial police functions and cooperation with municipal forces, frequently partnering with Vaud on cross-cantonal operations.
• Police cantonale de Fribourg (Kantonspolizei Freiburg): Neighboring Swiss cantonal police force for Canton Fribourg with bilingual (FR/DE) operations, exercising the same cantonal judicial police mandate and coordinating municipal police.
• Police cantonale de Genève (Police cantonale genevoise): Cantonal police for Geneva with the same Swiss cantonal law enforcement mandate, exercising judicial police authority and coordinating municipal forces within its canton.

Regional players

• Police municipale de Lausanne: Municipal police force within Canton Vaud that collaborates with Police cantonale vaudoise on crime prevention and operations as mandated by cantonal law, operating at city rather than cantonal level.

Broad incumbents

• Office fédéral de la police (fedpol): Swiss federal police authority operating at national level; overlaps with Polcant on federal jurisdiction cases (e.g., explosives offenses) but covers all cantons rather than specializing in one.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EtatdeVaud
• Facebookfacebook.com/EtatdeVaud
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/policecantonalevaudoise
• Instagraminstagram.com/etat_de_vaud

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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