Schweizerische Kriminalprävention

What Schweizerische Kriminalprävention does

Schweizerische Kriminalprävention (SKP) is Switzerland's national crime-prevention coordination body, headquartered in Bern and founded in 1980. It operates as a publicly funded non-profit that develops and disseminates crime-prevention information across all Swiss language regions (German, French, Italian), targeting the general public, youth, seniors, employers, and cantonal/municipal police corps on topics including fraud, cybercrime, sexual violence, domestic violence, stalking, burglary, and hate crime. SKP's portfolio mixes recurring national awareness campaigns (S-U-P-E-R.ch, Romance Scam, Gemeinsam ohne sexuelle Gewalt) with digital tools and platforms: the cybersecurityforyou.ch e-learning platform co-developed with the KKJPD, the cybercrimepolice.ch reporting portal operated by the Cantonal Police of Zurich, Suisse ePolice online crime reporting (expanded to 13 cantons), the Take It Down hash-based platform for non-consensual intimate imagery, and the Flair generative-AI fraud-detection tool promoted in February 2026 with a roadmap to evolve into a community fraud-reporting platform.

SKP is not a commercial business: all publications, campaign materials, and digital tools are provided free of charge, and funding flows from cantonal and federal government sources, including commissions under the National Action Plan for the Istanbul Convention (2022–2026) via the Federal Office for Gender Equality (EBG) and joint cybersecurity mandates with the Federal Office for Cybersecurity (BACS). Distribution is achieved through a coalition of core partners — all cantonal and municipal police corps, SBB, Swiss Post, SVV member insurers, victim-support NGOs, and academic forensic medicine centers — that together provide physical and digital reach across train stations, post offices, police stations, and online channels. Reach is amplified by multilingual social media presence and the 'eCop' persona (over 100,000 Romandie followers), plus a WhatsApp channel targeting senior citizens. The organization runs with a lean team of approximately 11 employees, executes an event-driven go-to-market centered on annual campaigns, and operates under formal regulatory mandates that constitute its primary structural moat.

Name

Schweizerische Kriminalprävention

Legal name

Schweizerische Kriminalprävention

Website

https://skppsc.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Schweizerische Kriminalprävention is Switzerland's national crime-prevention non-profit, coordinating awareness campaigns, e-learning platforms, and AI-assisted fraud detection tools across all cantons for the general public, youth, seniors, and police corps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety / Crime Prevention

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (9221)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Security Sector Governance & Police Reform (BPADAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fraud Detection & Prevention (payments fraud, account takeover, scams) (FSAGAFAE)

Keywords

• Crime prevention services
• Cybersecurity awareness
• Public safety education
• Fraud prevention campaigns
• Cybercrime reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As the national crime prevention coordination body, the SKP is funded by cantonal and federal government sources. It operates under government mandates including the National Action Plan for the Istanbul Convention (2022–2026), for which it was commissioned by the federal government to conduct awareness campaigns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Schweizerische Kriminalprävention (SKP) is Switzerland's national crime prevention coordination body that develops and distributes crime prevention information, national awareness campaigns, and digital prevention tools (Flair AI fraud detection, cybersecurityforyou.ch e-learning, Suisse ePolice reporting) for the Swiss public, cantonal police corps, and partner organizations. All publications, campaigns, and digital resources are provided free of charge, funded by cantonal and federal government sources.

Product overview

Schweizerische Kriminalprävention (SKP) is Switzerland's national crime prevention center offering advisory services and information products for authorities and citizens. The core offerings include publications (SKP INFO), online tools (Flair for AI-powered fraud detection, Suisse ePolice for digital crime reporting), e-learning platforms (cybersecurityforyou.ch), and national awareness campaigns (S-U-P-E-R.ch, Romance Scam, Gemeinsam ohne sexuelle Gewalt). The portfolio includes both direct-to-citizen digital tools and collaborative campaigns with federal agencies, cantonal police, and partner organizations.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SKP INFO publications Publication series providing crime prevention information materials covering violence, sexual violence, fraud, internet safety, theft, burglary, and community safety. Distributed free of charge to the public and partner organizations.
• Flair — AI fraud detection tool An online tool based on generative AI that allows users to verify suspicious content (fake listings, profiles, messages) in seconds before clicking, paying, or responding. Uses multi-layer logic, a tested analysis model, and weak signal detection (language, structure, intent) to provide clear, actionable fraud diagnoses.
• cybersecurityforyou.ch e-learning platform Free e-learning tool for cybersecurity education, provided jointly by the SKP and the KKJPD. Makes cybersecurity learnable through interactive online modules covering risks and protective measures for citizens.
• Suisse ePolice digital reporting platform Digital police station enabling online crime reporting. Allows convenient, around-the-clock reporting of theft, property damage, license plate loss, weapon acquisition, and selected cybercrimes. Available in 13 cantons.
• S-U-P-E-R.ch national cybersecurity awareness campaign National cybersecurity awareness campaign providing practical cybersecurity advice, quizzes at three difficulty levels, and information for both private individuals and businesses. Run annually in partnership with BACS, cantonal police, SBB, Swiss Post, and SVV.
• Gemeinsam ohne sexuelle Gewalt (Together Without Sexual Violence) campaign National awareness campaign against sexual violence, part of the National Action Plan for Istanbul Convention implementation. Includes posters, postcards, stickers, buttons, and digital materials addressing sexual violence in home, workplace, and public settings.
• Romance Scam campaign ('Wahre Liebe kostet nichts') National campaign to protect victims of romance fraud and make the crime more difficult for criminals. Includes videos, social media posts, and educational website with prevention information.
• Zusammen sicher in der Schweiz information materials Info materials in 14 languages explaining important rules for living together in Switzerland, supporting police bridge builders (Brückenbauer) working with migrant communities.
• Take It Down image-removal platform Technical solution to restrict the spread of intimate images shared without consent. Allows users to generate hash values (digital fingerprints) of images to have them removed from participating platforms.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

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No

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AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bundesamt für Cybersicherheit (BACS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2026BACS is the Swiss Federal Office for Cybersecurity and co-launches the national cybersecurity awareness campaign S-U-P-E-R.ch together with the SKP and cantonal police, SBB, Swiss Post, and SVV. The campaign ran from April 13 to May 10, 2026 under the theme 'SUPER, oder?' to encourage citizens to verify the plausibility of digital messages amid increasingly personalized AI-generated phishing attacks.
• Kantonalpolizei und Stadtpolizeien (Cantonal and Municipal Police Corps)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2026All Swiss cantonal and municipal police corps partner with the SKP on national awareness campaigns. They distribute SKP materials, participate in joint operations (e.g., cybercrime reporting via Suisse ePolice), and collaborate on campaigns including S-U-P-E-R.ch, Romance Scam, and SUPER.
• Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBB participates as a campaign partner in the national cybersecurity awareness campaign S-U-P-E-R.ch, distributing prevention materials in train stations and via SBB digital channels.
• Schweizerische PostminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss Post participates as a campaign partner in the national cybersecurity awareness campaign S-U-P-E-R.ch, leveraging its branch network for prevention material distribution.
• Schweizerischer Versicherungsverband (SVV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSVV participates as a campaign partner in the national cybersecurity awareness campaign S-U-P-E-R.ch, contributing industry perspective on cyber insurance and risk prevention.
• Konferenz der kantonalen Justiz- und Polizeidirektorinnen und -direktoren (KKJPD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe KKJPD partnered with SKP to develop and provide the free e-learning tool cybersecurityforyou.ch, a national cybersecurity education platform available at no cost to the Swiss public.
• Eidgenössisches Büro für Gleichstellung (EBG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe EBG commissioned the SKP to conduct a national awareness campaign against sexual violence as part of Switzerland's National Action Plan for the Istanbul Convention (2022–2026). EBG also provides financial support for the 'Gemeinsam ohne sexuelle Gewalt' campaign and coordinates with SKP on complementary national prevention initiatives.
• Opferhilfe Schweiz, ProCoRe Schweiz, Solvio, Schweizerische Konferenz der Gleichstellungsbeauftragten (SKG), Schweizerische Konferenz gegen Häusliche Gewalt (SKHG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThese organizations served as specialist and partner organizations in the development of the 'Gemeinsam ohne sexuelle Gewalt' (Together Without Sexual Violence) campaign. They contribute expertise on victim support, sexual violence prevention, domestic violence, and gender equality, and are represented on the campaign's broad partnership coalition alongside EBG, SODK, and CURML.
• Universitätszentrum für Rechtsmedizin CURML (Genf und Lausanne)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCURML participated as a specialist academic partner in the 'Gemeinsam ohne sexuelle Gewalt' campaign, contributing forensic medicine expertise to the sexual violence prevention initiative.
• Kantonspolizei ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Cantonal Police of Zurich operates the cybercrimepolice.ch portal and collaborates with SKP on cybercrime awareness, case reporting, and fraud alert publications. The SKP also supported the development of the autism awareness card project led by Kantonspolizei Zürich.
• Partner & Partner (Advertising Agency)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe agency Partner & Partner realized the 2026 S-U-P-E-R.ch national cybersecurity awareness campaign in collaboration with BACS, SKP, and the partner organizations.
• OurFrame NGOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOurFrame initiated the 'Dans la tête des complotistes' (Im Kopf der Verschwörungstheoretiker) project — an immersive digital experiment aimed at 15- to 25-year-olds to help them understand conspiracy theory mechanisms. Yasmina Leu, Distribution & Impact Manager at OurFrame, collaborated with the SKP on this misinformation prevention content.
• Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Jugendverbände (SAJV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAJV collaborated with the SKP and researcher Pascal Wagner to develop teaching materials for workshops on conspiracy theory mechanisms, targeting 15- to 25-year-olds and supporting prevention professionals.
• autismus deutsche schweiz (ads)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe autism deutsche schweiz association, with support from the SKP, developed an autism awareness card together with Kantonspolizei Zürich. The card helps autistic individuals communicate with law enforcement and helps police understand the needs of autistic people during interactions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Europol: EU agency for law enforcement cooperation with a public-facing prevention and awareness function (e.g., cybercrime reporting). Comparable thematically as a supranational coordinator, though operating at much greater scale and with intelligence-sharing rather than citizen-facing campaign remit.
• Bundeskriminalamt (BKA Germany): Germany's federal criminal police office with nationwide crime prevention responsibilities. Comparable as a national authority coordinating crime prevention across federal states, though BKA is a fully governmental law enforcement agency with broader investigative powers.
• FBI (US Federal Bureau of Investigation): US federal law enforcement agency with nationwide prevention, public-awareness, and reporting functions including IC3 for cybercrime. Comparable as a federal authority publishing scam/fraud prevention content, though with investigative powers far beyond SKP's mandate.

Direct peers

• Fedpol (Swiss Federal Office of Police): Switzerland's federal police coordination office. Comparable as a domestic federal body working alongside cantonal police on national security and public safety, with overlapping mandates in prevention coordination.
• Bundesamt für Cybersicherheit (BACS Switzerland): Switzerland's federal cybersecurity office and the SKP's principal national campaign partner on S-U-P-E-R.ch. Comparable as a public-sector cybersecurity awareness and coordination authority operating in the same regulatory environment.
• Scamwatch (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission): Australia's government-run scam awareness and reporting platform. Directly comparable in mission — educating citizens, publishing scam alerts, and supporting victims — though delivered through a consumer-protection rather than policing body.
• National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC UK): UK's national authority on cybersecurity awareness and citizen guidance. Closely comparable to SKP's cybersecurityforyou.ch e-learning platform and the S-U-P-E-R.ch national awareness campaign in scope and audience.
• Kantonspolizei Zürich (Cybercrimepolice.ch): Operates the cybercrimepolice.ch portal integrated with the SKP's ecosystem. A direct operational partner with overlapping scope in cybercrime case reporting, fraud alerts, and citizen education in Switzerland.
• Action Fraud (UK): The UK's national reporting and awareness centre for fraud and cybercrime, operated under a policing mandate. Directly comparable to SKP's fraud-prevention coordination and citizen-facing cybercrime portal functions.
• FTC Consumer Information (US Federal Trade Commission): US federal consumer protection division publishing scam alerts and identity-theft prevention guidance. Comparable in mission of educating the public about fraud and providing actionable prevention resources across a large federal jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/SchweizerischeKriminalpraevention
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skppsc
• Instagraminstagram.com/skppsc_schweiz

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