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Federal Police
Bundespolizei
Federal Police Logo
Federal Police Logo
Agency overview
Formed1 July 2005
Employees23,000
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agencyÖsterreich
Operations jurisdictionÖsterreich
Governing bodyDirectorate General for Public Security
General nature
Operational structure
HauptsitzVienna
Director General responsible
Parent agencyMinistry of the Interior
Facilities
Stations1000+
Website
bmi.gv.at

The Federal Police (German: Bundespolizei) is the principle law enforcement agency of the 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]

Command

The current command structure that the Bundespolizei operates is very simple. The Federal Police is commanded by Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior. The Ministry then delegates to the 9 State Police commands. Depending on the State command, the districts and cities are controlled by either a District Police Command or a City Police Command. These commands then operate through police stations throughout the Province.

The 9 State Police Commands are the same as the general States of Austria.

Firearms

The standard issue sidearm of the Austrian Federal Police is the Glock pistols in 9mm Parabellum. The most common model used are Glock 17 and Glock 19 while EKO Cobra also gain the Glock 18 with full-auto capability for more firepower.

They are equipped with Steyr AUG (military designation: StG 77) assault rifle, Heckler & Koch MP5 or other weapons required for missions. They're also equipped with batons and Pepper sprays for less-than-lethal options.[3]

Vehicles

Federal Police Volkswagen Touran
Federal Police Volkswagen Passat
Federal Police Volkswagen Touareg
Four Federal Police Volkswagen Transporters

The vehicles currently used by the Federal Police include:

Armoured vehicle 'Sonderwagen 4

Armoured SWAT vehicles: There are several up-to-date armoured vehicles in operation by the special forces unit EKO Cobra of the interior ministry. The Vienna police currently maintains a Sonderwagen 4 as armoured personnel carrier.

Aircraft[4]

Porsche 911 The Austrian Police experimented with the Porsche 911 in order to crack down on motorway speeding. After a six-month test phase the Polizei decided not to order more 911s due to fact that there wasn't enough room to store the needed equipment and they are too expensive.[5]

Ranks and rank insignia

See also

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. ^ "Austrian Flugpolizei". Bundespolizei. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Polizei-Porsche kommt ins Museum - oesterreich.ORF.at". wiev1.orf.at.
  6. ^ "Dienstgrade bei der Polizei ab Oberstleutnant." Bundesministerin der Innere. Wien, am 10. Juni 2015 Retrieved 2019-04-10.
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