Police de l'Ouest lausannois

What Police de l'Ouest lausannois does

Police de l'Ouest lausannois (POL) is a public intercommunal police force established in 2008 and headquartered in Prilly, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is governed by the Association de communes 'Sécurité dans l'Ouest lausannois' and delivers police services to eight municipalities — Bussigny, Chavannes-près-Renens, Crissier, Ecublens, Prilly, Renens, Saint-Sulpice, and Villars-Sainte-Croix — under a unified mandate. The organization operates 71 employees across three physical locations: a 24/7 headquarters at Hôtel de Police Prilly and satellite posts in Ecublens and Renens.

POL's service portfolio is organized into three operational divisions: Police Secours (24/7 emergency response with three to four permanent patrol units), Police Proximité (community policing, prevention, traffic, and territorial patrol), and Administration (chancery, police commission, commercial licensing, naturalizations, and notifications). Technology infrastructure includes a fully electric ID.Buzz intervention vehicle configured as a mobile office, an online fine payment portal with QR-code-enabled tickets, an e-plainte electronic complaint system, a lost-and-found registry integrated with easyfind, and the Carto-Ouest shared geoportal across the eight communes.

The organization is funded through intercommunal municipal contributions rather than commercial revenue. Transactional fees are collected only for specific administrative services (CHF 5-50 range for permits, attestations, and document declarations) and parking/traffic fines, with most services provided free of charge to residents. Governance is exercised through a Comité de Direction (one municipal representative per commune) and a Conseil intercommunal of 34 delegates, with current Commandant Stefan Bérard leading the force. The organization holds eduQua certification for continuing professional education and maintains 23 internal trainers, most certified as adult educators (FSEA1).

Name

Police de l'Ouest lausannois

Legal name

Police de l'Ouest lausannois

Website

https://polouest.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Police de l'Ouest lausannois is a public intercommunal police force serving eight municipalities in the Vaud canton of Switzerland from its 24/7 headquarters in Prilly, delivering emergency response, community policing, and administrative services to district residents funded through municipal contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Police Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Municipal policing services
• Emergency response
• Community policing
• Traffic enforcement
• Crime prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Prilly

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Government Funding: POL is funded through intercommunal association contributions from its eight member municipalities (Bussigny, Chavannes-près-Renens, Crissier, Ecublens, Prilly, Renens, Saint-Sulpice, Villars-Sainte-Croix). Funding is governed by the Association 'Sécurité dans l'Ouest lausannois' through its Conseil intercommunal and budget processes.
2. Administrative Fees and Emoluments: POL collects statutory fees for services including damage attestations (CHF 50), street music permits (CHF 5 plus CHF 5 per day), lost identity documents (CHF 40 for valid Swiss documents, CHF 50 for foreign documents), and debt recovery cancellations (CHF 20). Radar photo prints cost CHF 30 per page.
3. Parking and Traffic Fines: Revenue from parking fines, traffic radar fines, and commission de police penalty processing. Fine payment deadlines are 30 days for standard fines and 10 days for reminders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Police de l'Ouest lausannois is a public intercommunal police force delivering law enforcement, 24/7 emergency response, community policing, traffic enforcement, and crime prevention to residents and road users across eight municipalities in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Its core offering comprises three operational divisions — Police Secours, Police Proximité, and Administration — supported by digital citizen services such as online fine payment, electronic complaint filing, lost-and-found search, and home security consultations.

Product overview

Police de l'Ouest lausannois (POL) is a municipal police force serving eight communes in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Its portfolio consists of three core operational divisions — Police Secours (24/7 emergency response), Police Proximité (community policing, prevention, traffic, and territorial patrol), and Administration (chancery, police commission, commercial licensing, naturalizations, and notifications) — supported by a Deontological Correspondent for institutional mediation. The POL also provides a suite of citizen-facing digital services including online fine payment via Parkingpay, e-plainte (electronic complaint filing), a lost-and-found registry linked to easyfind, a public geoportal (Carto-Ouest), and a mobile electric intervention vehicle (ID.Buzz) serving as a rolling office. Preventive services include security analysis visits for homes and apartments, a recruitment pathway for police officer aspirants, and public awareness campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 246 mobility users controlled with 186 sensitized, 46 warned, 14 reported during April–July 2025 soft mobility campaign
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Police cantonale vaudoisecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2025Cantonal police partner for coordinated law enforcement operations, joint prevention campaigns (traffic safety, anti-noise operations), shared training resources, and mutual operational support across Vaud canton. Joint campaigns include e-bike prevention, road safety, and anti-bruit (noise) operations.
• ECA (services de défense incendie et de secours)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2025Fire and rescue services partner participating in the annual 'Feux bleus' open day and coordinated emergency response scenarios. ECA presented its missions and equipment alongside POL at community events.
• Service de protection et sauvetage Lausanne (SPSL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2025Protection and rescue service partner for joint emergency operations, coordinated disaster response, and joint demonstration events. Contributed to the 2025 'Feux bleus' day with equipment demonstrations.
• Service Mobile d'Urgence et de Réanimation (SMUR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2025Mobile emergency and resuscitation service partner for medical emergency response coordination. Participated in the 2025 'Feux bleus' day with live intervention demonstrations.
• SDIS Sorge and SDIS Chamberonne (fire services)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2025Regional fire service partners operating in the Ouest lausannois area. Participated in the 2025 'Feux bleus' day and ongoing inter-agency emergency coordination.
• Organisation régionale de protection civile – Région Ouest Lausannois (PCI ROL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2025Regional civil protection organization for Ouest lausannois, partnering on disaster preparedness and community resilience initiatives. Participated in the 2025 'Feux bleus' day.
• Rega (Swiss Air Rescue)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2025Air rescue partner contributing helicopter operations to major emergency scenarios. Participated in the 2025 'Feux bleus' day with a landing demonstration, illustrating the chain of emergency response.
• Ambulances TCS (Touring Club Suisse)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2025TCS ambulance service partner contributing to emergency medical response and road safety operations in the region. Presented equipment at the 2025 'Feux bleus' day.
• Police faune-nature (cantonal wildlife and nature police)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2025Cantonal wildlife and nature conservation police unit partnering on animal-related incidents, environmental crime, and public safety matters involving wild animals.
• Détachement poste médical avancé (DPMA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2025Advanced medical post detachment partner for pre-hospital emergency medical operations, working in coordination with SMUR and ambulance services during major incidents.
• Commune of CrissiercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2025Host municipality for the 2025 'Journée des partenaires feux bleus' open day event. Crissier co-organized the community safety event with POL, contributing venue facilities and local society catering.
• Textura (cooperative Démarche)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSocial enterprise managing abandoned bicycles on behalf of POL. Textura recovers and processes abandoned bicycles found on public domain throughout the district, operating the Styyle.ch online platform for bicycle recovery.
• Votrepolice.ch (Vaud police prevention portal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint prevention information platform across all Vaud cantonal and communal police forces. POL participates in shared campaigns including burglary prevention, cybersecurity, domestic violence support, and road safety.
• Police municipale de Lausanne (PML)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal police of Lausanne partnering on joint anti-noise vehicle operations, traffic enforcement, and coordinated regional security operations in Vaud canton.
• Gendarmerie vaudoisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantonal military police of Vaud partnering on anti-noise vehicle enforcement operations and broader cantonal law enforcement coordination.
• Service des automobiles et de la navigation (SAN)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCantonal automobile and navigation authority providing technical vehicle inspection expertise for non-compliant vehicle enforcement operations, including noise level testing and homologation verification. SAN experts support joint road checks with field police units.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Service de sécurité de la Ville de Yverdon-les-Bains: Municipal security service of Yverdon-les-Bains in Vaud, providing policing, prevention, and administrative services to a single municipality. Comparable in service scope though smaller scale than POL.
• Police municipale de Lausanne (PML): The municipal police force of Lausanne, immediately adjacent to the Ouest lausannois district. PML operates under the same Swiss cantonal framework, handles similar municipal-level policing tasks, and collaborates with POL on joint anti-noise and traffic enforcement operations.
• Police Morges: Intercommunal/municipal police serving the Morges district in Vaud. Comparable in scope, governance model, and service mix to POL, with similar community policing and prevention programs.
• Police Nyon Région: Intercommunal police force in the Nyon district of Vaud serving several municipalities. Comparable to POL in scale, governance structure, and service portfolio under the same Swiss cantonal framework.
• Police Nord vaudois: Intercommunal police force covering the northern Vaud region. Comparable to POL as another Vaud-based intercommunal police operating under the same cantonal law enforcement framework.
• Police Riviera: Another intercommunal police force in the Canton of Vaud serving multiple municipalities on the Vaud Riviera. Operates a similar multi-municipality model with comparable community policing, prevention, and administrative services.

Broad incumbents

• Police cantonale vaudoise: The cantonal police of Vaud, which provides broader jurisdiction law enforcement across the canton and partners with POL on joint operations, training, and prevention campaigns. Operates at a larger scale with overlapping responsibilities for serious crime.
• Gendarmerie vaudoise: The cantonal military police force of Vaud, partnering with POL on anti-noise vehicle enforcement and broader cantonal security coordination. Operates at a larger jurisdictional scope alongside municipal police forces.
• Stadtpolizei Zürich: The municipal police force of Zürich, Switzerland's largest city police. Operates community policing, traffic enforcement, and digital citizen services at far greater scale, serving as a benchmark for digital modernization in Swiss municipal policing.
• Stadtpolizei Bern: Municipal police of the City of Bern. A larger Swiss municipal police force operating community policing, traffic enforcement, and digital services as a comparable model of city-level public safety delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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