Federal Police (Austria)

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Agency Overview
Federal Police Bundespolizei

The New Logo
Formed	July 1, 2005
Employees	20,000 approx
Legal personality	Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
National agency (Operations jurisdiction)	Austria
Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction)	Austria
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction.
General nature	Local civilian police See also Police Federal law enforcement

Operational Structure
Province police commands	9 Burgenland Carinthia Lower Austria Upper Austria Salzburg Styria Vorarlberg Vienna
Facilities
Stations	More than 1000.
Website
http://www.bundespolizei.gv.at/ (Austrian)
Footnotes
Reference for above data^[1]

The Federal Police (German: Bundespolizei) are the law enforcement agency of Austria. The official name of the Federal Police is 'Bundespolizei', however it is only used in formal situations. The Austrian Federal Police were formed in July of 2005 as one formal unit of police. Before 2005 the police system operated the Gendarmerie for most of the country, and the Polizei in the heavy city and urban areas such as Vienna, Salzburg and Graz. In 2004 it was agreed by the Government of Austria that these two police forces, along with the criminal investigation service, the public security constabulary, and the security authorities, would all form together to become the 'Federal Police of Austria'.^[2] This modern organisation is designed to meet the needs of the 21st century.

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 Province Police commands. Depending on the Province 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 Province Police Commands are the same as the general Provinces of Austria.

1 Vehicles
2 See also
3 References
4 External Links

[edit] Vehicles

An Austrian Police VW Golf Estate in the new Federal Police livery

Law enforcement in Austria Along with the new 'Federal Police' structure, a new vehicle livery was established. The vehicles used by the Polizei vary.

Aircraft.^[3]

The Bundespolizei have a variety of aircraft including the following they are currently receiving 8 new Eurocopter EC 135's in time for EURO 2008.

8 Bell 206
5 Ecureuil AS 350 B1
2 Ecureuil AS 355 F2
2 Ecureuil AS 355 N

Porsche 911

The Austrian Police experimented with the Porsche 911 in order to crack down on motorway speeding. After a 6 month test phase the Polizei decided not to order more 911's due to fact that their wasn't enough room to store the needed equipment.