Cantonal police

As a Canton police the police of a Swiss canton is called. It has both court costs as well as security police duties and powers. The Canton Police Department is also responsible for customs clearance at airports.

Some cities and towns have their own community or city police, such as the Zurich City Police or the city police Winterthur. The Graubünden cantonal police in charge of the largest canton in Switzerland. The Zurich cantonal police, with about 3000 employees the largest police force in Switzerland.

The general emergency number for the police in Switzerland is 117 Who elects the European emergency number 112, is automatically connected to the operations center of the competent cantonal police.

Command area

The command area represents the remaining departments central services such as the logistics department, or the police psychologists available and is responsible for human resources and training. The employees of the command areas are also responsible for finance and budget.

Airport police

The air safety is at the present time is of central importance. The international airports are a world of their own and therefore also have their own police departments. The airport police in the canton of Zurich, for example, a Department of the Canton of Zurich police. It copies all police duties, is so criminal, traffic, security and border police. The employees of the airport police make a significant contribution to airport security and strive to fulfill this mission efficiently and with great conscientiousness.

The airport police protect people and property against criminal acts, resulting police investigation of criminal offenses at the airport by, traces the border control ( exit and entry ), performs asylum interviews and carry out deportations by air, monitors the traffic at the airport, punishes transgressions and takes the passenger, baggage and cargo control.

Criminal Investigation Department

In crimes of extensive investigations in criminal cases, the criminal investigation takes over case processing. Thanks to its specialized departments, it can be particularly challenging edit tasks by experts. One of the areas of activity in addition to forensic investigations including manhunts after offenders. This is particularly experienced or highly qualified officers who have completed specific advanced training and are familiar with the special requirements. As the biggest challenge is generally the subject body / life, which deals with murder and serious offenses against the physical integrity.

The police in turn may be divided into special sections: body / life, economic crimes, Forensic Science, Youth Service, General investigations and special investigations.

Traffic police

The traffic police makes for a possible safe, accident-free traffic on all roads and lakes to their areas of application. Your area of ​​responsibility includes not only the handling of legal issues related to the transport as well as the education of the youngest road users in primary schools and the development of campaigns. The maritime police heard in some cantons also on the Traffic Police Special Branch. The Traffic Engineering departments concerned with systems for control, steering and monitoring of traffic, examines applications for licenses for public transport and has road signalisation and traffic restrictions. The operation of regional traffic control centers ensures optimal coordination of available mobile police patrols. With technical vehicle controls, speed controls at accident black spots and the completion of the work and rest periods, as well as the regulation on the transport of dangerous goods are featured in the front functionaries.

Regional police

The Regional Police is the contact persons in the rural areas for the citizens and, with their front functionaries day and night for security and order, the enforcement of criminal law and determined in criminal cases in the first place. The regional police takes care of the community policing concerns and determined only in violation of criminal cases independently until the conclusion of the case in the police investigation. In the case of misdemeanor or felony, see Swiss Criminal Code, the Regional Police is obliged to assign the case to the Canton Police who in turn is leading the investigation.

The cantonal police forces in detail

  • Canton of Aargau Aargau
  • Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden
  • Canton Appenzell Inner Rhodes Appenzell Innerrhoden
  • Canton of Basel -Landschaft Basel -Landschaft
  • Canton of Basel-Stadt Basel-Stadt
  • Canton of Bern Berne
  • Canton of Fribourg Fribourg
  • Canton of Geneva Geneva
  • Canton of Glarus Glarus
  • Canton of Grisons
  • Canton of Jura Jura
  • Canton of Lucerne Lucerne
  • Canton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel
  • Canton of Nidwalden
  • Canton of Obwalden Obwalden
  • Canton of Schaffhausen
  • Canton of Schwyz
  • Canton of Solothurn Solothurn
  • Canton of St. Gallen St. Gallen
  • Canton of Ticino Ticino
  • Canton of Thurgau Thurgau
  • Canton of Uri
  • Vaud Canton of Vaud
  • Valais Canton of Valais
  • Canton train train
  • Canton of Zurich Zurich

Demarcation

The control of persons and goods at border crossings, in international trains and on the border is not for the Canton Police Department, but the Border Guard, the uniformed part of the customs administration of the Department of Finance of the Federation.

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