Federal Police (Austria)

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Federal Police
Bundespolizei
Federal Police Logo
Federal Police Logo
Agency overview
Formed1 July 2005
Employees23,000
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agencyAustria
Operations jurisdictionAustria
Governing bodyDirectorate General for Public Security
General nature
  • Federal law enforcement
  • Civilian police
Operational structure
HeadquartersVienna
Director General responsible
Parent agencyMinistry of the Interior
Facilities
Stations1000+
Website
bmi.gv.at

The Federal Police (German: Bundespolizei) is the national and principal law enforcement agency of Austria. The Federal Police was formed in July 2005 as one formal unit of police. In 2005, the Federal Police replaced the Austrian Federal Gendarmerie, which policed most of the country, and the Polizei which policed Austria’s major urban centres such as Vienna, Salzburg and Graz.[1] The Federal Police also serves as Austria’s border control agency.[2] The Federal Police works in partnership with EKO Cobra, the 19 municipal police agencies and other law enforcement agencies in Austria.

Command structure[]

The Federal Police is commanded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior. The Federal Minister of the Interior is the highest law enforcement authority. The Regional Police Directorates - established as federal authorities in the provinces - are subordinate to the Federal Minister. District administrative authorities (i.e. authorities established in the provinces for indirect federal administration) are subordinate to the Regional Police Directorates. There are nine separate regional police directorates which correspond to the nine states of Austria. They are as follows:

  • Vienna
  • Styria
  • Carinthia
  • Salzburg
  • Lower Austria
  • Upper Austria
  • Vorarlberg
  • Tyrol
  • Burgenland

Dependent on the division, the districts and cities are controlled by either a District Police Command or a City Police Command. These commands then operate through several police stations throughout the state.

Equipment[]

The standard issue sidearm of the Austrian Federal Police officers is the Glock pistol in 9mm Parabellum. The most common model used are Glock 17 and Glock 19 both being the Gen 3 models while EKO Cobra also gain the Glock 18 with full-auto capability for more firepower. Officers are also equipped with batons and pepper spray for use as a less lethal option.[3] Officers may also use Steyr AUG assault rifle, the Heckler & Koch MP5 and other similar heavy duty weapons required for specialist operations.

Vehicles[]

Armoured vehicle 'Sonderwagen 4
Federal Police Volkswagen Touareg
Four Federal Police Volkswagen Transporters
Federal Police Volkswagen Touran
Federal Police Volkswagen Passat

Ground vehicles

The ground vehicles currently used by the Federal Police include:

The Federal Police experimented with a Porsche 911 in order to crack down on motorway speeding. After a six-month test phase, the Federal Police decided not to order more 911s due to fact that there was not sufficient storage space for their equipment and the high-cost of the vehicles.[4]

Aircraft[5]

Aircraft currently used by the Federal Police include:

  • 7 Eurocopter EC135
  • 1 Bell 206
  • 4 Ecureuil AS 350 B1
  • 2 Ecureuil AS 355 F2
  • 2 Ecureuil AS 355 N

Ranks and rank insignia[]

Commissioners
 
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Generaldirektor für die öffentliche Sicherheit Landespolizei-
Direktor 		Landespolizei-
Direktor-Stellvertreter 		Abteilungsleiter Landespolizei-
direktion 		Stadthauptmann
Commissioner general of public security State commissioner Deputy state commissioner Assistant state commissioner City police commissioner
Leading officers
 
General officers Senior officers Junior officers
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General
Inspector general 		Generalmajor
Deputy inspector general 		Brigadier
Assistant inspector general 		Oberst
Chief superintendent 		Oberstleutnant
Superintendent 		Major
Deputy superintendent 		Hauptmann
Assistant superintendent 		Oberleutnant
Divisional superintendent 		Leutnant
Divisional assistant superintendent
Supervising officers and police officers
 
Supervising officers Police officers
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Chefinspektor
(Fgrp 7)
Senior chief inspector 		Chefinspektor
(Fgrp 6)
Chief inspector 		Kontrollinspektor
Divisional inspector 		Abteilungs-
inspektor
Sub-divisional inspector 		Bezirksinspektor'
Station sergeant 		Gruppeninspektor
Sergeant 		Gruppeninspektor
Sergeant
Not in line of promotion 		Revierinspektor
Senior constable 		Inspektor
Constable 		Inspektor GFP
Border guard constable 		Aspirant
Probationary constable
  • Rank insignia of Legal officers

  • Hofrat

  • Oberrat

  • Rat

  • Kommissär

  • Rank insignia of Police surgeons

  • Chefarzt
    Chief Surgeon of the Ministry of Interior

  • Chefarzt-Stellvertreter
    Deputy Chief Surgeon of the Ministry of Interior

  • Chefarzt
    Chief Surgeon

  • Chefarzt-Stellvertreter
    Deputy Chief Surgeon

  • Vertragsarzt
    Contract Surgeon
    With 20 years service

  • Vertragsarzt
    Contract Surgeon

See also[]

  • EKO Cobra

References[]

  1. ^ "OSCE Policing Profile for the Austrian BundesPolizei". OSCE POLIS. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  2. ^ "List of national services responsible for border control" (PDF).
  3. ^ Magazin Öffentliche Sicherheit, Ausgabe 1/2 2009: „Verhältnismäßiges Einschreiten“ (Ministry of Interior) (german)
  4. ^ "Polizei-Porsche kommt ins Museum - oesterreich.ORF.at". wiev1.orf.at.
  5. ^ "Austrian Flugpolizei". Bundespolizei. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Uniform-Unterscheidungszeichen (für Organe des öffentlichen Sicherheitsdienstes nach § 5 Abs. 1 Z 1 SPG ab 2015)" (PDF) (in German). Bundesministerium für Inneres. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

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