fedpol: on duty for Switzerland – all the time & everywhere

The world seems to be falling apart, with wars, polarisation, hatred, anti-Semitism, racism and climate change. fedpol operates in the midst of it all. Switzerland is not an island and, as a rich country in the heart of Western Europe, is not spared cross-border organised crime, economic and digital crime, violent extremism or terrorism. “The situation determines what has to be done” may seem a banality, but for fedpol it is the reality. So does the outlook get more bleak as the situation becomes clearer? The fedpol Annual Report 2023 allows us to peer into the abyss of serious crime in Switzerland.

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Interoperability

Exchange of information

Crime is a reflection of society. It is digital, mobile, connected. Terrorists and criminals do not act locally. They do not stop at borders, whether cantonal or national. In order to strengthen security, a rapid and most comprehensive exchange of information between police forces is indispensable.

Anschlag in Wien

Terrorism

In recent years, Europe has been shaken repeatedly by terrorist attacks motivated by jihadism or right-wing extremism. According to the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS), the terrorist threat in Europe, including Switzerland, remains acute.

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