GERMANY.
STATE POLICE.
Germany is a federation and comprises sixteen constituent states which are collectively referred to as Länder.
Each state has its own police force known as the State Police (German: Landespolizei).
All state police are divided into the following:-
Each state has its own police force known as the State Police (German: Landespolizei).
All state police are divided into the following:-
- Protective Police (German: Schutzpolizei / SchuPo), a uniformed service carrying out routine law and order duties.
- Criminal Police Office (German: Kriminalpolizei / almost always abbreviated with KriPo), who carry out criminal investigations.
FEDERAL POLICE.
The German Federal Police, known as the Bundespolizei (BPOL) was established in 1951.
It was previously known as Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS) ("Federal Border Guard").
Below is an excellent video explaining the role of the Bundespolizei.
It was previously known as Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS) ("Federal Border Guard").
Below is an excellent video explaining the role of the Bundespolizei.
FEDERAL CRIMINAL POLICE OFFICE.
The Federal Criminal Police Office is known as the BKA (German: Bundeskriminalamt).
It has about 7,100 agents and provides assistance to the State Criminal Police Offices in forensic matters, research, and criminal investigations. It is also the German national point of contact for Interpol. The BKA conducts own criminal investigations or enters existing cases only when requested by state authorities, or in cases involving two or more states.
It has about 7,100 agents and provides assistance to the State Criminal Police Offices in forensic matters, research, and criminal investigations. It is also the German national point of contact for Interpol. The BKA conducts own criminal investigations or enters existing cases only when requested by state authorities, or in cases involving two or more states.
BADEN-WURTTEMBERG POLICE.
Baden-Württemberg shoulder patch.
BAVARIAN POLICE.
Shoulder patch of the Bavarian Police.
BERLIN POLICE (POLIZEI BERLIN).
Shoulder patch of the Berlin Police. Features the Coat of Arms of Berlin.
Cap badge of the Berlin Police.
Above:- Images c/o Polizei Berlin Facebook page.
BRANDENBURG POLICE.
BREMEN POLICE.
The Bremen State Police (German: Polizei Bremen) is the state police force of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. It employs around 2,500 officers.
Shoulder patch of the Bremen Police.
HAMBURG POLICE.
Shoulder patch of the Hamburg Police.
HESSE STATE POLICE.
The Hesse State Police (German: Hessische Polizei) numbers approximately 15,500 police officers and 2,500 civilian employees.
Shoulder patch of the Hesse Police.
Shoulder patch of the Hesse Police.
LOWER SAXONY POLICE.
Lower Saxony (“Niedersachsen”) shoulder patch.
MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN POLICE.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern shoulder patch.
NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA POLICE.
The North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) State Police Force is the largest of the 16 German state police forces with around 50,000 personnel.
Shoulder patch of Polizei North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Tie bar
RHINELAND-PALATINATE POLICE.
Shoulder patch of the Rhineland-Palatinate Police.
SAARLAND POLICE.
Saarland Police (German: Landespolizei Saarland) is a state law-enforcement agency in Saarland, Germany.
Saarland shoulder patch.
SAXONY POLICE.
Shoulder patch of the SaxonyPolice.
SAXONY-ANHALT (SASCHSEN-ANHALT) POLICE.
Above:- Map showing Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. Image c/o TUBS Wikipedia.
Shoulder patch of the Saxony-Anhalt Police. Features the Saxony-Anhalt Coat of Arms.
Above:- Images c/o Polizei Sachsen-Anhalt Karriere Facebook page.
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN POLICE.
Schleswig-Holstein Police (German: Landespolizei Schleswig-Holstein) is a state law-enforcement agency in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Shoulder patch of Schleswig-Holstein Police.
THURINGIA POLICE.
The Thuringian Police is the state police force of the Free State of Thuringia with around 6,800 employees, including 5,743 police enforcement officers.
Above:-. A Saar police officer. Image c/o Ruebengeier, Wikipedia.
OTHER.
References.
- Thuringer Polizei, 2023, <polizei.thueringen.de/>, viewed 3rd July 2023.
- Wikipedia, 2023, <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesgrenzschutz>, view3ed 1st July 2023.
- Wikipedia, 2023, <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Rhine-Westphalia_Police>, viewed 1st July 2023.
- Wikipedia, 2023, <>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesse_State_Police, viewed 1st July 2023.
- Wikipedia, 2023, <>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saarland_Police, viewed 1st July 2023.
- Wikipedia, 2023, <>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bremen_Police, viewed 3rd July 2023.