Polish Police Deploy DataWalk Platform, Prioritising Sovereignty in the Fight Against Crime

Polish graph technology supports identifying suspects of child exploitation and cryptocurrency money laundering.

With the increasing complexity of criminal networks, law enforcement agencies must analyse growing volumes of data scattered across multiple systems. In 2021, the Polish Police deployed DataWalk technology that streamlined the time-consuming process of connecting information and identifying suspects based on data from various sources. Graph technologies and analytics solutions allow for detecting hidden connections in cases involving cryptocurrency and money laundering, including funds originating from crimes related to child exploitation. Just a few years ago, connecting key information could require weeks of manual data transfer and reconciliation between separate tools. Today, investigators can analyse them in a single, integrated environment, obtaining results in a short time.

Dispersed tools previously used by individual users have been replaced by a single, shared analytical environment. Data that was previously held in different systems, including telecommunications data, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and cryptocurrency transaction details, can now be analysed in one system.

Thanks to significant investments in infrastructure, capabilities, IT, and the digitisation of unstructured information, Poland has become one of the safest countries in the world according to the Global Peace Index 2026. Among the investments of the Polish Police was graph technology from DataWalk.

Protecting People, Not Managing Data

For the Polish Police, technology was never an end in itself. What matters most is how it translates into the speed and effectiveness of ongoing operations. Cases where tempo was previously dictated by the time needed to manually match and analyze data can now be conducted much faster — in a manner that better matches the dynamics of modern crime.

"In investigations concerning child exploitation and money laundering, speed of action is not a luxury — it is a moral duty," stated the National Police Headquarters. "The priority is protecting people, not managing data. By accelerating the deployment of technology in cooperation with DataWalk, we reduce delays that could be critical to the outcome of proceedings. As a result, investigators can identify perpetrators faster and disrupt illegal networks — in hours, rather than months."

Breaking Down Barriers Between Data

International criminal networks have long exploited the fact that information and evidence is dispersed across different systems and teams that do not always have simultaneous access to the full picture of a case. The platform used by the Police helps mitigate this issue in several key areas:

• Tracking financial flows, including in cryptocurrencies. The Polish Police can analyse Bitcoin transactions offline and link them to specific individuals, simultaneously cross-referencing them with traditional financial data, without needing external networks that could increase the risk of disclosing information regarding ongoing investigations.
  
  
• Detecting economic crime and EU fund fraud. Financial flows and connections between companies and individuals can be analysed in a single environment, supporting investigations into economic crime, environmental crimes, and fraud against European Union funds.
  
  
• Full sovereignty and data control. By leveraging DataWalk solutions, the Polish Police maintains full ownership and control over its data and systems. The platform operates entirely within the Police's secure, air-gapped infrastructure. This enables investigators to analyse sensitive information and identify complex links between individuals, organisations, and financial transactions without the risk of data disclosure and without requiring DataWalk engineers to be involved in ongoing analyses.
  
  

One Platform, Better Collaboration

Prior to implementation, specialised units and analysts often relied on disparate tools. Consequently, a lead uncovered in one investigation could remain unnoticed by another team working on a related case. The transition of the Polish Police to a single shared platform allows units across the country to collaborate on the same investigation in real time, pool knowledge and information, and operate more effectively as a unified force.

Setting Standards for European Law Enforcement

DataWalk built its platform for organisations that must analyse vast, dispersed datasets under time pressure. This technology is also utilised by organisations such as the U.S. Department of Justice, international banks, and global sports federations. The deployment within the Polish Police is one of the most advanced applications of this technology in public safety and protection to date.

"Modern law enforcement agencies must be capable of rapid and flexible action, especially when lives or health are at risk," said Paweł Wieczyński, CEO of DataWalk. "This is not the first time we are supporting Polish law enforcement, and this deployment once again shows that moving labour-intensive, manual processes into modern, high-tech work environments allows the Police to achieve tangible results much faster. We are proud to support the Polish Police as they set standards for public safety and victim protection in Europe."

This implementation is part of a broader shift occurring across European law enforcement: moving from reactive case management, where the full picture emerges only after the fact, to intelligence-led policing based on ongoing analysis of operational data and information, enabling responses while criminal network activities are still ongoing.

As part of their ongoing cooperation, DataWalk and the National Police Headquarters plan to jointly identify further areas where the DataWalk analytical platform can support accelerating investigations and provide the Police with the tools needed to combat crime more effectively and enhance safety in Poland.