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The requirements to be an officer in Switzerland vary by canton, whose responsibility it is to institute the police service. Typical requirements include a complete high school education or 3 year vocational education, aged approximately 20–30 years of age, absence of a criminal record, completion of military service, a minimum height requirement, a Category B driver's licence, computer and ...
The 26 cantonal police agencies and numerous municipal police agencies are the backbone of Swiss law enforcement. They are not subordinate to federal authorities. Their commanding officers report to the head of the respective cantonal or municipal department of police, who is a member of the cantonal or municipal governing council.
It is responsible for the coordination between cantonal police corps and between Swiss and foreign police forces. It also controls the Swiss internal intelligence agency, Dienst für Analyse und Prävention (DAP; Analysis and Prevention Service) prior to being transferred to the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport in 2008.
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In 2006, an analysis by the United Nations indicates an approximate median of 300 police officers per 100,000 inhabitants. [1] Only nine countries disclosed values lower than 100 officers per 100,000 inhabitants. [1] The highest median of police officers – around 400 – was observed in West Asia, Eastern and Southern Europe. [1]
The municipal police of Switzerland are a series of separate forces maintained by the municipalities of each canton. There are between 100 [ 1 ] and 300 [ 2 ] municipal police forces (therefore only approximately one-in-ten municipalities have their own police).
The Einsatzgruppe TIGRIS (English: Task Force TIGRIS, French: Groupe d'intervention TIGRIS, Italian: gruppo d'intervento TIGRIS) is a police tactical unit of the Federal Criminal Police, the investigative arm of the Swiss Federal Office of Police. As of 2009, it consists of 14 officers and is based at the military police base in Worblaufen near ...
The Kantonspolizei Zürich is the largest police force in Switzerland, counting both personnel and financing. [1] It comprises 3,800 full-time positions, of which 2,247 are police officers, including about 100 Sicherheitsassistenten (security assistants) at the Zurich Airport, as of January 2015. [2]